Robert D. Linder
American historian and professor
About Robert D. Linder
Lived 1933 – 2021 (aged 87–88).
Robert Dean Linder (October 6, 1933 – April 4, 2021) was an American historian, Distinguished Professor of history at the Department of History of the Kansas State University.
Linder earned his B.S. from Kansas State Teachers College, his B.D. and M.R.E. from Central Baptist Theological Seminary, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa.
Linder was mayor of Manhattan, Kansas in 1971–1972.
Political views
Robert D. Linder was known for speaking out against war profiteering. With Richard Pierard and Robert Clouse, Linder edited two significant books that spoke against conservative evangelical politics generally and the Vietnam War specifically. "The immorality and corruption of the South Vietnamese government, combined with lessons from history about futility of waging a land war in Asia" convinced Linder that the war was both wrong and an "impossible situation".
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Who was Robert D. Linder?
American historian and professor
When was Robert D. Linder born?
Robert D. Linder was born in 1933.
When did Robert D. Linder die?
Robert D. Linder died in 2021.
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