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David D. Hall

b. 1936

American professor of New England church history

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Born 1936. David D. Hall is an American historian.

David Drisko Hall (born 1936) is an American historian, and was Bartlett Professor of New England Church History, at Harvard Divinity School.

Life Hall was born on July 8, 1936. He graduated from Harvard University, and from Yale University with a PhD. He is well known for introducing lived religion to religious studies scholarship in the United States, most notably at Harvard Divinity School.

Awards 1991 Merle Curti Award 2007 A.S.W. Rosenbach Lectures in Bibliography

Works The Faithful Shepherd: A History of the New England Ministry in the Seventeenth Century, Omohundro Institute, 1972 (Harvard Divinity School, 2006, ) (Harvard University Press, 1990, )

Editor

(reprint Duke University Press, 2005, )

Criticism "Review: Toleration", William & Mary Quarterly, April 2009

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Harvard College, Yale University
Employers
Harvard Divinity School
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Merle Curti Award
Also known as
David Drisko Hall

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped David D. Hall's

Frequently asked questions

Who is David D. Hall?

American professor of New England church history

When was David D. Hall born?

David D. Hall was born on 8 July 1936.

What is David D. Hall's occupation?

David D. Hall is a historian.

What nationality is David D. Hall?

David D. Hall is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: David D. Hall

· Wikidata: Q5232772

· DBpedia: David D. Hall

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