Ben Jonson
English playwright, poet, and actor (1572-1637)
Frederick Jackson Turner
American historian (1861-1932)
Frederick Jackson Turnerwas 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.
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About the Frederick Jackson Turner
Frederick Jackson Turnerwas 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 on to become well-known historians. He promoted interdisciplinary and quantitative methods, often with an emphasis on the Midwestern United States.
Turner’s essay “The Significance of the Frontier in American History” included ideas that formed the frontier thesis. In it, Turner argued that the moving western frontier exerted a strong influence on American democracy and the American character from the colonial era until 1890. He is also known for his theories of geographical sectionalism. During recent years historians and academics have argued frequently over Turner’s work; however, all agree that the frontier thesis has had an enormous effect on historical scholarship.
3 Quotes by Frederick Jackson Turner
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The existence of an area of free land, its continuous recession, and the advance of American settlement, explain American development.
Frederick Jackson TurnerAmerican historian (1861-1932)
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Each age tries to form its own conception of the past. Each age writes the history of the past anew with reference to the conditions uppermost in its own time.
Frederick Jackson TurnerAmerican historian (1861-1932)
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The West is now closed.
Frederick Jackson TurnerAmerican historian (1861-1932)