Frederick Jackson Turner

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Frederick Jackson Turner was an American historian best known for his "frontier thesis," which argued that the experience of westward expansion fundamentally shaped U.S. democracy, culture, and national character.

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Frederick Jackson Turner canonical 5

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instanceOf American historian
human
awardReceived Pulitzer Prize for History
birthDate 1861-11-14
birthPlace Portage, Wisconsin, United States
linked to: Portage, Wisconsin
deathDate 1932-03-14
deathPlace San Marino, California, United States
describedIn Dictionary of American Biography
doctoralAdvisor Herbert Baxter Adams
educatedAt Johns Hopkins University
University of Wisconsin–Madison
employer Harvard University
University of Wisconsin–Madison
era Progressive Era
familyName Turner
fieldOfWork American history
historiography
history
genre historical writing
givenName Frederick
hasInfluenced Charles A. Beard
Ray Allen Billington
influenced American historiography
interpretations of American democracy
study of the American West
knownFor The Significance of the Frontier in American History
linked to: frontier thesis

Turner thesis
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frontier thesis
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Historical Association
movement Progressive historiography
name Frederick Jackson Turner
nationality United States of America
notableIdea American frontier as a safety valve
closing of the frontier in 1890 census
notableWork The Significance of the Frontier in American History
linked to: frontier thesis
occupation historian
university teacher
placeOfBurial Portage, Wisconsin, United States
linked to: Portage, Wisconsin
positionHeld president of the American Historical Association
publicationYearOfNotableWork 1893
spouse Caroline Mae Sherwood
theory frontier thesis
thesisFocus influence of westward expansion on American national character
role of the American frontier in shaping democracy

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American exceptionalism influencedBy Frederick Jackson Turner
The End of the Myth subject Frederick Jackson Turner
Carl Becker influencedBy Frederick Jackson Turner
Frederick Jackson Turner name Frederick Jackson Turner
Frontier Thesis author Frederick Jackson Turner
subject linked to: frontier thesis