Richard Current | |
|---|---|
 Teaching at Lawrence University in 1947 | |
| Born | Richard Nelson Current October 5, 1912 Colorado City, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | October 26, 2012 (aged 100) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy University of Wisconsin–Madison Oberlin College |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | Race relations |
| Institutions | Rutgers University Hamilton College Northern Michigan University Lawrence University University of Illinois University of North Carolina at Greensboro University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Richard Nelson Current (October 5, 1912 – October 26, 2012) was an American historian, called "the Dean of Lincoln Scholars", best known for The Lincoln Nobody Knows (1958), and Lincoln and the First Shot (1963).[1]
- ^ Schudel, Matt (2023-05-19). "Richard Nelson Current, historian who brought fresh insights to Abraham Lincoln, dies at 100". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-12-23.