William Appleman Williams | |
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Born | Near Atlantic, Iowa, US | June 12, 1921
Died | March 5, 1990 Newport, Oregon, US | (aged 68)
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin |
Doctoral advisor | Fred Harvey Harrington |
Other advisors | William Best Hesseltine |
Influences | |
Academic work | |
Discipline | History |
Doctoral students |
William Appleman Williams (June 12, 1921 – March 5, 1990) was one of the 20th century's most prominent revisionist historians of American diplomacy. He achieved the height of his influence while on the faculty of the department of history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and is considered to be the foremost member of the "Wisconsin School" of diplomatic history.[2]