1920
David
2009
David H. Donald
October 1, 1920 — May 17, 2009
Two-time Pulitzer Prize Winner David Herbert Donald, 88, of Lincoln, died on May 17, 2009 in Boston, MA at Beth Israel Medical Center He was the husband of Aida (DiPace) Donald and the father of Bruce R. Donald of Chapel Hill, NC.
Born in Goodman, Mississippi on October 1, 1920, he was the son of the late Ira and Sue Ella (Belford) Donald. A Civil War historian and prolific author with more than 30 books to his name, he earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. He earned his PhD in 1945 under James G. Randall at the University of Illinois, and embarked on a long, distinguished career in academia.
Mr. Donald’s biographies of Thomas Wolfe and Charles Sumner, earned him the two Pulitzers. He also penned a biography of Abraham Lincoln and a revision of the Randall textbook, Civil War and Reconstruction. His first book, Lincoln's Herndon, written in 1948, was a biography of William Herndon, the junior partner in Abraham Lincoln's law firm in Springfield, Illinois.
Mr. Donald taught at Columbia University, Johns Hopkins and Harvard University, as well as Smith College, the University of North Wales, Princeton University, and University College London. He served as Harmsworth Professor of American History at Oxford University. At Johns Hopkins, Columbia, and Harvard Mr. Donald trained graduate students including Jean H. Baker, William J. Cooper, Jr., among others. In addition to his Pulitzers in 1961 and 1988, he received several honorary degrees and served as president of the Southern Historical Association. Donald was the Charles Warren Professor of American History (emeritus from 1991) at Harvard University.
BOSTON GLOBE OBITUARY
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2009/05/20/david_herbert_donald_noted_historian_won_2_pulitzers/
NEW YORK TIMES OBITUARY
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/books/19donald.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=David%20Herbert%20Donald&st=cse
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Wednesday. May 20 at 1:00 p.m.
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Lincoln, Mass.
Officiant: Rev. Patrick C. Ward
St. Anne's in-the-Fields Episcopal Church
Lincoln, MA
GIFTS IN HIS NAME MAY BE MADE TO:
American Heart Assoc.,
20 Speen St.,
Framingham, MA 01701.
Arrangements under the care of Glenn D. Burlamachi
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Born in Goodman, Mississippi on October 1, 1920, he was the son of the late Ira and Sue Ella (Belford) Donald. A Civil War historian and prolific author with more than 30 books to his name, he earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. He earned his PhD in 1945 under James G. Randall at the University of Illinois, and embarked on a long, distinguished career in academia.
Mr. Donald’s biographies of Thomas Wolfe and Charles Sumner, earned him the two Pulitzers. He also penned a biography of Abraham Lincoln and a revision of the Randall textbook, Civil War and Reconstruction. His first book, Lincoln's Herndon, written in 1948, was a biography of William Herndon, the junior partner in Abraham Lincoln's law firm in Springfield, Illinois.
Mr. Donald taught at Columbia University, Johns Hopkins and Harvard University, as well as Smith College, the University of North Wales, Princeton University, and University College London. He served as Harmsworth Professor of American History at Oxford University. At Johns Hopkins, Columbia, and Harvard Mr. Donald trained graduate students including Jean H. Baker, William J. Cooper, Jr., among others. In addition to his Pulitzers in 1961 and 1988, he received several honorary degrees and served as president of the Southern Historical Association. Donald was the Charles Warren Professor of American History (emeritus from 1991) at Harvard University.
BOSTON GLOBE OBITUARY
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2009/05/20/david_herbert_donald_noted_historian_won_2_pulitzers/
NEW YORK TIMES OBITUARY
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/books/19donald.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=David%20Herbert%20Donald&st=cse
GRAVESIDE SERVICE
Wednesday. May 20 at 1:00 p.m.
LINCOLN CEMETERY
275 Lexington Rd.,
Lincoln, Mass.
Officiant: Rev. Patrick C. Ward
St. Anne's in-the-Fields Episcopal Church
Lincoln, MA
GIFTS IN HIS NAME MAY BE MADE TO:
American Heart Assoc.,
20 Speen St.,
Framingham, MA 01701.
Arrangements under the care of Glenn D. Burlamachi
CONCORD FUNERAL HOME
74 Belknap St.
Concord, MA 01742
978/369-3388
www.concordfuneral.com
Proud to be family owned, operated and occupied
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