George M. Fredrickson

Infobox Person
name = George M. Fredrickson


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birth_date = July 16, 1934
birth_place = Bristol, Conn., USA
death_date = February 25, 2008
death_place = Palo Alto, Calif., USA
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known_for = Author of "White Supremacy: a Comparative Study in American and South African History"
occupation = U.S. and Comparative Historian
nationality = USA

George M. Fredrickson (July 16, 1934 - February 25, 2008) was the Edgar E. Robinson Professor of U.S. History at Stanford University from 1984 until the time of his retirement in 2002. He was a pioneer in the fields of comparative history and the history of racism and white supremacy. His book "White Supremacy: A Comparative Study in American and South African History" (1981) was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He wrote seven, and edited four, other books of history.

References

[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/07/books/07fredrickson.html?st=cse&sq=george+m.+fredrickson&scp=1 New York Times Obituary ]