Historian Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an eminent French-born American historian of ideas and culture. His areas of expertise are far-ra

Is an eminent French-born American historian of ideas and culture. His areas of expertise are far-ranging including "French and German literature, music, education, ghost stories, detective fiction, language, and etymology."

Was an eminent historian, writing on American diplomacy and statecraft. His 12 books include the cri

Was an eminent historian, writing on American diplomacy and statecraft. His 12 books include the critically acclaimed Acheson: The Secretary of State Who Created the American World (1998), the definitive biography of former Secretary of State Dean Acheson. In a debate during the 2000 Presidential Primary, George W. Bush referred to Chace's Acheson as one of the books he was reading at the time.[1]

Was a German historian and scientific director of the German Armed Forces Military History Research

Was a German historian and scientific director of the German Armed Forces Military History Research Office.From 1951 Hoffmann studied modern history, eastern European history and comparative ethnology at the Free University of Berlin and University of Hamburg. In 1959 he received his PhD in history for his study Die Berliner Mission des Grafen Prokesch-Osten 1849-1852. From 1960 until 1995 Hoffmann was working in the German Armed Forces Military History Research Office, where his field of expertise was the “Armed Forces of the Soviet Union”. In his later years he held the post of scientific director.

A Dutch historian, was one of the founders of modern cultural history. Born in Groningen, he started

A Dutch historian, was one of the founders of modern cultural history. Born in Groningen, he started out as a student of Comparative linguistics, gaining a good command of Sanskrit

Was a prominent historian and a professor at Yale University. Many of Boswell's studies focused on t

Was a prominent historian and a professor at Yale University. Many of Boswell's studies focused on the issue of homosexuality and religion, specifically homosexuality and Christianity.

Is a United States historian and past president of the American Historical Association. Professor Em

Is a United States historian and past president of the American Historical Association. Professor Emeritus of History at Duke University, he is best known for his work From Slavery to Freedom, first published in 1947, and continuously updated. More than three million copies have been sold.

Also known as Yosef Klauzner (???? ??????) was a Jewish scholar born in Olkeniki, Lithuania who emig

Also known as Yosef Klauzner (???? ??????) was a Jewish scholar born in Olkeniki, Lithuania who emigrated to the British Mandate of Palestine in 1919, and died in Israel. He was an intellectual and specialist in Jewish religion and history, and a scholar of modern Hebrew literature. He was the chief redacter of The Hebrew Encyclopedia, and taught Hebrew literature at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Influential in the Zionist movement, he attended most of the Zionist Congresses. He published dozens of works and articles and research accounts.

Was a notable Israeli historian and a scholar of the Crusades and Kingdom of Jerusalem.His work ofte

Was a notable Israeli historian and a scholar of the Crusades and Kingdom of Jerusalem.His work often attempted to portray Crusader society as a forerunner to later European colonialist expansion. He was also an important figure in Israeli higher education, was one of the founders of the University of Haifa and Ben-Gurion University, and was a major reformer of the Israeli education system.