Birthdate: November 14, 1861
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Portage, Wisconsin, United States
Died: March 14, 1932
Frederick Jackson Turner, an influential American historian, is best known for his frontier thesis. Based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and later at Harvard University, Turner trained many notable historians. He emphasized interdisciplinary and quantitative methods, with a particular focus on the Midwestern United States. His essay “The Significance of the Frontier in American History” introduced key ideas of the frontier thesis, arguing that the western frontier played a crucial role in shaping American democracy and character. Turner’s work on geographical sectionalism and the frontier thesis continues to influence historical scholarship and remains a topic of debate among academics.
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