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William E. Leuchtenburg (1922-2025) Scholar, historian. William E. Leuchtenburg was born in Queens, New York, and died in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He taught at Columbia University for several years.

Full Name

William Edward Leuchtenburg

Locations

New YorkQueensTompkins

Author's Timeline


1922

Birth

Queens County: William Edward Leuchtenburg was born in Ridgewood, Queens, New York, on September 28, 1922.

1939

Other Life Event

Queens County: Mr. Leuchtenburg graduated from Newtown High School in Elmhurst, Queens, New York, in 1939.

1943

Other Life Event

Tompkins County: Mr. Leuchtenburg graduated from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1943.

1951

Other Life Event

New York County: Mr. Leuchtenburg received a doctorate from Columbia University in 1951.

1953

Literary Work

Flood Control Politics: The Connecticut River Valley Problem, 1927–1950
Harvard University Press
0674423879 / 978-0674423879
Nonfiction.

1958

Literary Work

The Perils of Prosperity, 1914-1932
University of Chicago Press
0226473686 / 978-0226473680
History.

1963

Literary Work

Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Dear, 1932-1940
Harpercollins College Division
0060105410 / 978-0060105419
History.

1995

Literary Work

The Supreme Court Reborn: The Constitutional Revolution in the Age of Roosevelt
Oxford University Press
9780195086133 / 978-0195086133
History.

2005

Literary Work

The White House Looks South: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson
Louisiana State University Press
0807130796 / 978-0807130797
Nonfiction.

2015

Literary Work

The American President: From Teddy Roosevelt to Bill Clinton
Oxford University Press
0195176162 / 978-0195176162
History.

2024

Literary Work

Patriot Presidents: From George Washington to John Quincy Adams
Oxford University Press
0197598854 / 978-0197598856
History.

2025

Death

William E. Leuchtenburg died at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on January 28, 2025.

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