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Samuel Eliot Morison

(1887–1976) Military Officer

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Samuel Eliot Morison was a military officer, best known for History of United States naval operations in World War II.

Quick Facts About Samuel Eliot Morison

Born
July 9, 1887
Died
May 15, 1976
Profession
Military Officer
Notable works
History of United States naval operations in World War II

About Samuel Eliot Morison

Samuel Eliot Morison was an American historian noted for his works of maritime history and American history that were both authoritative and popular. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1912, and taught history at the university for 40 years. He won Pulitzer Prizes for Admiral of the Ocean Sea (1942), a biography of Christopher Columbus, and John Paul Jones: A Sailor's Biography (1959). In 1942, he was commissioned to write a history of United States naval operations in World War II, which was published in 15 volumes between 1947 and 1962. Morison wrote the popular Oxford History of the American People (1965), and co-authored the classic textbook The Growth of the American Republic (1930) with Henry Steele Commager.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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