About Austin Craig
Lived 1872 – 1949 (aged 76). Austin Craig was an American historian, known for José Rizal.
Austin C. Craig (February 22, 1872 – February 11, 1949)
He was the holder of the Rizal professorial chair at the University of the Philippines in Padre Faura from 1912 to 1922. This chair was awarded him in recognition of his books on Rizal, the first being The Story of Jose Rizal, 1909, followed Lineage, Life and Labor of Jose Rizal, Philippine Patriot: A Study of the Growth of Free Ideas in the Trans Pacific American Territory. He died on February 11, 1949, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Who was Austin Craig?
American historian
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Austin Craig was born on 22 February 1872 in New York (state), Starkey, New York.
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Austin Craig died on 11 February 1949 in Minneapolis.
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Austin Craig was a historian.
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Austin Craig was known for José Rizal.
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Austin Craig was American.
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