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Joan Hoff

b. 1937

American historian, professor, editor, author

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About Joan Hoff

Born 1937. Joan Hoff is an American historian, editor, university teacher and research professor.

Joan Hoff (born June 27, 1937), also known as Joan Hoff-Wilson, She specializes in U.S. foreign policy, U.S. political history, biographies, women's history, and law history. Hoff is the former director of the Contemporary History Institute at Ohio University. She has worked at California State University, Sacramento; Arizona State University; Indiana University; and Montana State University.

Biography Joan Hoff was born on June 27, 1937, in Butte, Montana. California State University, Sacramento from 1967 to 1970; In the 1990s, she has appeared as a panelist in discussions broadcast by C-SPAN.

in 1981, Hoff was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in the field of U.S. history.

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Important facts

Born
27 June 1937, Butte
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Historian, editor, university teacher, Research professor
Nationality
United States
Education
Montana State University, Cornell University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Montana
Employers
Arizona State University, California State University, Sacramento, Dartmouth College, College of San Mateo
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship
Also known as
Joan Hoff Wilson, Joan Hoff-Wilson

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American historian, professor, editor, author

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Joan Hoff was born on 27 June 1937 in Butte.

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Joan Hoff is a historian, editor, university teacher and research professor.

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Joan Hoff is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Joan Hoff

· Wikidata: Q94111693

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