Peter Kolchin

American historian
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican historian
PlacesUnited States of America
isHistorian
Work fieldSocial science
Gender
Male
Birth3 June 1943, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Age81 years
ResidenceDelaware
The details

Biography

Peter Kolchin (born June 3, 1943) is an American historian.

Life

He graduated from Columbia University, and from Johns Hopkins University with a Ph.D. in 1970.

He teaches at the University of Delaware.

Awards

  • 1988 Bancroft Prize in American History
  • 1988 Avery O. Craven Award from the Organization of American Historians
  • Charles Sydnor Award, Southern Historical Association

    Works

    •   (Revised Ed. 2008, ISBN 978-0-8173-5535-7)
    •  
    • American Slavery, 1619-1877 (1993, revised ed. 2003) ISBN 978-0-14-024150-1
    •  
    •  
    •  CS1 maint: Uses editors parameter (link)
    The contents of this page are sourced from Wikipedia article. The contents are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.