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Robert Lawrence Middlekauff (July 5, 1929 – March 10, 2021) was a professor of colonial and early United States history at the University of California, Berkeley. [1]
In 1983, Middlekauff became the President of Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California, until 1987. [2] He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1984. [3] In 1987, Middlekauff became a professor at UC Berkeley. [4]
Middlekauff is best known for The Glorious Cause, a history of the American Revolutionary War, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1983. [5] He was the Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth Professor of American History in 1996–97. In 1997, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1997. [6]
He was born in Yakima, Washington. [5] Middlekauff died at the age of 91 from complications of a stroke on March 10, 2021, in Pleasanton, California. [5] [7]
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Robert Lawrence Middlekauff (July 5, 1929 – March 10, 2021) was a professor of colonial and early United States history at the University of California, Berkeley. [1]
In 1983, Middlekauff became the President of Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California, until 1987. [2] He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1984. [3] In 1987, Middlekauff became a professor at UC Berkeley. [4]
Middlekauff is best known for The Glorious Cause, a history of the American Revolutionary War, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1983. [5] He was the Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth Professor of American History in 1996–97. In 1997, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1997. [6]
He was born in Yakima, Washington. [5] Middlekauff died at the age of 91 from complications of a stroke on March 10, 2021, in Pleasanton, California. [5] [7]