About David Wyman
Lived 1929 – 2018 (aged 89). David Wyman was an American writer, historian and university teacher.
David Sword Wyman (6 March 1929 – 14 March 2018) was the Josiah DuBois professor of history at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Early life and education Wyman was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, the son of Ruth (Sword) and Hollis Judson Wyman, a teacher, of American descent. He earned an A.B. in history from Boston University and a Ph.D. in history from Harvard University.
Career From 1966 until his retirement in 1991, Wyman taught history at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he twice chaired the Judaic studies program. In Paper Walls, Wyman discusses the combination of antisemitism, nativistic nationalism, economic crisis and isolationism that made rescue inconceivable.
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American historian (1929-2018)
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David Wyman was born on 6 March 1929 in Weymouth.
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David Wyman died on 14 March 2018 in Amherst.
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David Wyman was a writer, historian and university teacher.
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