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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frederick Jackson Turner canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American historian
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Pulitzer Prize for History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1861-11-14 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Portage, Wisconsin, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1932-03-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | San Marino, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | Dictionary of American Biography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Herbert Baxter Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Johns Hopkins University
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University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| employer |
Harvard University
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University of Wisconsin–Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Progressive Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American history
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historiography ⓘ history ⓘ |
| genre | historical writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Frederick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Charles A. Beard
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Ray Allen Billington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
American historiography
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interpretations of American democracy ⓘ study of the American West ⓘ |
| knownFor |
The Significance of the Frontier in American History
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Turner thesis NERFINISHED ⓘ frontier thesis ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Historical Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Progressive historiography ⓘ |
| name | Frederick Jackson Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
American frontier as a safety valve
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closing of the frontier in 1890 census ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Significance of the Frontier in American History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Portage, Wisconsin, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of the American Historical Association ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfNotableWork | 1893 ⓘ |
| spouse | Caroline Mae Sherwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theory | frontier thesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thesisFocus |
influence of westward expansion on American national character
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role of the American frontier in shaping democracy ⓘ |
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