Walter Phelps Hall
American academic
About Walter Phelps Hall
Lived 1884 – 1962 (aged 77–78).
Walter Phelps Hall (1884–1962) was the Dodge Professor of History at Princeton University. He was a very popular professor among Princeton undergraduates during the first half of the 20th century.
Hall received his bachelor's degree from Yale University and his Ph.D. from Columbia University. He was known for occasionally standing on his desk while giving lectures.
Hall specialized in British and European history. Among his works were A History of England and the British Empire and The Course of Europe Since Waterloo.
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Who was Walter Phelps Hall?
American academic (1884–1962)
When was Walter Phelps Hall born?
Walter Phelps Hall was born in 1884.
When did Walter Phelps Hall die?
Walter Phelps Hall died in 1962.
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