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# J. H. Hexter

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Jack H. Hexter was an American historian, a specialist in Tudor and seventeenth-century British history, and well known for his comments on historiography. Hexter was a member of both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.

##  Quotes by J. H. Hexter

> [If physicists could not quote in the text, they would not feel that much was lost with respect to advancement of knowledge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-h-hexter/if-physicists-could-not-quote-in-the-text-they-would-not-feel-that/)

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