William H. McNeill
American historian and author
William Hardy McNeill was an American historian and author, noted for his argument that contact and exchange among civilizations is what drives human history forward, first postulated in The Rise of the West. Wikipedia
Born: October 31, 1917, Vancouver, Canada
Died: July 8, 2016 (age 98 years), Torrington, CT
Children: John Robert McNeill
Awards: National Book Award and National Humanities Medal
Parents: John Thomas McNeill
Notable works: The Rise of the West, Plagues and Peoples
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