John Donald Hicks

John Donald Hicks (1890–1972) was an American historian specializing in political history. He taught at the University of California Berkeley, where he directed 45 PhD dissertations. He was the Morrison Professor of American history from 1942 until 1957, when he became emeritus. He was elected president of the Mississippi Valley Historical Association, and of the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association. He served as the Pitt Professor of American History and Institutions at the University of Cambridge in 1950–1951.