Frederick Jackson Turner
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Education
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Historians, Frontier, Pioneers
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: Developing a unique thesis based on the influence of the frontier in American history, Turner became the most dominant figure among professional historians in the United States for the first three decades of the twentieth century.
Early Life
Frederick Jackson Turner, born in Portage, Wisconsin, on November 14, 1861, was the eldest son of Andrew Jackson and Mary Hanford Turner. His parents were both from New York, with ancestors among the early Puritan settlers of New England. In the same year that his first son was born, Andrew Jackson...
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