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Edwin G. Burrows

1943 – 2018

American historian

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About Edwin G. Burrows

Lived 1943 – 2018 (aged 74–75). Edwin G. Burrows was an American historian.

Edwin Gwynne "Ted" Burrows (May 15, 1943 – May 4, 2018) was a Distinguished Professor of History at Brooklyn College. He is the co-author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, and author of Forgotten Patriots: The Untold Story of American Prisoners During the Revolutionary War, (2008), which won the 2009 Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award.

Burrows received his BA from the University of Michigan in 1964, and his PhD from Columbia University in 1973, where he studied under Eric McKitrick. The same year, he began teaching at Brooklyn College, where his course on the History of New York City was one of the college's most popular offerings. He married M. Patricia Adamski in 1978 and they resided in Northport, New York on Long Island. Burrows died at the age of 74 in May 2018.

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Born
1943
Birth century
Died
Occupation
Nationality
Education
University of Michigan, Columbia University
Employers
Brooklyn College
Awards
Pulitzer Prize for History
Also known as
Ted Burrows

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Who was Edwin G. Burrows?

American historian (1943-2018)

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Edwin G. Burrows was born in 1943.

When did Edwin G. Burrows die?

Edwin G. Burrows died on 4 May 2018.

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Edwin G. Burrows was a historian.

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Edwin G. Burrows was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Edwin G. Burrows

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