Benjamin Woods Labaree

Benjamin Woods Labaree (July 21, 1927 – August 30, 2021 ) was a leading historian of American colonial history and American maritime history. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut.

Early life and education Son of the Yale University professor of history Leonard Woods Labaree and Elizabeth Mary Calkins, Benjamin Woods Labaree was raised in New Haven, Connecticut, and attended The Hotchkiss School. He earned his bachelor's degree at Yale University in 1950, after having served in the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1945-46. After graduation from Yale, he went on to Harvard University, where he earned his master's degree in history in 1953 and his Ph.D. in history in 1957.