Raymond James Sontag
American historian
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| Intro | American historian | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Historian | |
| Work field | Social science | |
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| Birth | 2 October 1897 | |
| Death | 27 October 1972 (aged 75 years) |
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Biography
Raymond James Sontag (1897–1972) was an American historian.
Life
He was born on October 2, 1897. He received his B.S. and M.A. degrees from the University of Illinois in 1920 and 1921, and his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1924.
He died on October 27, 1972.
Career
He was the Henry Charles Lea Professor of History and chairman of the history department at Princeton University.
He came to the University of California at Berkeley in 1941.