Frederick Jackson Turner was an American historian during the early 20th century, based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison until 1910, and then Harvard University. He was known primarily for his frontier thesis. He trained many PhDs who went... Wikipedia
Born: November 14, 1861, Portage, WI
Died: March 14, 1932 (age 70 years), San Marino, CA
Known for: Frontier thesis, Sectional hypothesis
Children: Jackson Allen Turner and Mae Sherwood Turner
Parents: Andrew Jackson Turner and Mary Olivia Hanford Turner
Education: University of Wisconsin (AB); Johns Hopkins University (PhD)