Leo Gershoy (September 27, 1897 - March 12, 1975) [1] was a history professor at New York University from 1940 to 1975. In his name the American Historical Association awards an annual prize for the best new book on 17th- or 18th-century European history. An annual lecture at New York University is also named for him.
Gershoy received his B.A., M.A., and PhD from Cornell University.[2] Before New York University, he also taught at Columbia University, Cornell University, his alma mater, University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Chicago.[3]