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David Fromkin
Born(1932-08-27)August 27, 1932
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedJune 11, 2017(2017-06-11) (aged 84)
New York, New York
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Scientific career
InstitutionsBoston University
Pardee School of Global Studies

David Henry Fromkin (August 27, 1932 – June 11, 2017) was an American historian, best known for his interpretive account of the Middle East, A Peace to End All Peace (1989), in which he recounts the role European powers played between 1914 and 1922 in creating the modern Middle East.[1] The book was a finalist for both the National Book Critics Circle Award[1] and the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.[2] Fromkin wrote seven books, ending in 2007 with The King and the Cowboy: Theodore Roosevelt and Edward the Seventh, Secret Partners.

  1. ^ a b Roberts, Sam (June 15, 2017). "David Fromkin, Professor and Author on Mideast, Dies at 84". The New York Times. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
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