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Nathan Huggins

1927-01-14 – 1989-12-05

Life & Legacy

Nathan Irvin Huggins (January 14, 1927 – December 5, 1989) was a distinguished American historian, author and educator. As a leading scholar in the field of African American studies, he was W. E. B. Du Bois Professor of History and of Afro-American Studies at Harvard University as well as director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research. He died of cancer in Cambridge, Massachusetts, aged 62.

Occupation & Career

historian, university teacher, educator

Education

Harvard University; University of California, Berkeley

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Guggenheim Fellowship

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Guggenheim Fellowship

Employer

Columbia University · Grenoble Alpes University · Harvard University · Heidelberg University · University of Paris

Education & Institutions

Harvard University · University of California, Berkeley

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q15460492 — wikidata View source

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