David Herbert Donald

David Herbert Donald (October 1, 1920, Goodman, Mississippi – May 17, 2009, Boston,Massachusetts) was an historian of the American Civil War. Donald earned his B.Sc. degree from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. He earned his PhD in 1945 under James G. Randall at the University of Illinois. He taught at Columbia University, Johns Hopkins and, from 1973, Harvard University. He also taught at Smith College, the University of North Wales, Pr... more

David Herbert Donald (October 1, 1920, Goodman, Mississippi – May 17, 2009, Boston,Massachusetts) was an historian of the American Civil War. Donald earned his B.Sc. degree from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. He earned his PhD in 1945 under James G. Randall at the University of Illinois. He taught at Columbia University, Johns Hopkins and, from 1973, Harvard University. He also taught at Smith College, the University of North Wales, Princeton University, University College London and served as Harmsworth Professor of American History at Oxford University. At Johns Hopkins, Columbia, and Harvard he trained dozens of graduate students including Jean H. Baker, William J. Cooper, Jr., Michael Holt, Irwin Unger, and Ari Hoogenboom. He received the Pulitzer Prize twice (1961 and 1988), several honorary degrees, and served as president of the Southern Historical Association. David H. Donald was the Charles Warren Professor of American History (emeritus from 1991) at Harvard... less