Standish Meacham

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Standish Meacham
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Born
Standish Meacham Jr.

(1932-03-12)March 12, 1932
DiedJune 13, 2024(2024-06-13) (aged 92)
Alma materYale University
Harvard University
OccupationHistorian

Standish Meacham Jr. (March 12, 1932 – June 13, 2024) was an American historian.[1]

Life and career

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Meacham was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Standish Meacham Sr. and Eleanor Rapp. He attended Yale University, graduating in 1954. After graduating, he served as a lieutenant in the United States Army, which after his discharge, he attended Harvard University, earning his PhD degree in British history in 1961.[2]

Meacham served as a professor in the department of history at the University of Texas at Austin from 1970 to 1972 and again from 1984 to 1988.[2][3][4] During his years as a professor, in 1986, he was named the Sheffield Centennial Professor by the University of Texas System Board of Regents.[5]

Death

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Meacham died on June 13, 2024, in South Portland, Maine, at the age of 92.[6]

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