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David W. Blight

American historian
Person human Q5240690

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
March 21, 1949
Place of birth
Flint
Country of citizenship
United States[5]
Occupation
historian, university teacher
Employer
Yale University, Amherst College[9][10]
Field of work
history, American Civil War, abolitionism[6][7][8]
Educated at
University of Wisconsin–Madison, Michigan State University, Flint Central High School[11][12][13]
Award received
Lincoln Prize, Frederick Douglass Prize, Merle Curti Award, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, James A. Rawley Prize, Bancroft Prize, Bancroft Prize, Ellis W. Hawley Prize, Francis Parkman Prize, Lincoln Prize, Golden Plate Award[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Official website
davidwblight.com[28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[30]
Family name
Blight[26]
Given name
David[27]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences[24]
Participant in
A Letter on Justice and Open Debate[29]
Social media followers
+21632[31]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
0000000109197565
VIAF cluster ID
81072471
Library of Congress authority ID
n88006075
GND ID
136785999
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
David Blight at the 2026 New York Film Festival-005.jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID
52870
American Academy in Rome ID
12433356
BBC Things ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12351959c
C-SPAN person numeric ID
83840
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
83840
CANTIC ID
981058615733506706
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Curriculum vitae URL
history.yale.edu
FAST ID
1986736
Freebase ID
/m/0dl3_d
IdRef ID
032501862
IxTheo authority ID
694657441
KBR person ID
13981869
NL CR AUT ID
jo20201091631
NUKAT ID
n2004070912
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007258889005171
National Library of Latvia ID
000010576
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810689821405606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
097682292
Open Library ID
OL953055A
Parsifal cluster ID
797038
Podchaser creator ID
107Zzr2z5g
Wellcome Collection concept ID
qjhc37r7
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwCXjhFPwjW7MfPmF384q
X (Twitter) username
davidwblight1
Yale LUX ID
person/d568f079-8e4b-488d-9199-b63afa6c6905

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🔗 Connections
Award received 7
Bancroft Prize, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Francis Parkman Prize, Frederick Douglass Prize, James A. Rawley Prize, Golden Plate Award
Field of work 3
history, American Civil War, abolitionism
Educated at 2
University of Wisconsin–Madison, Michigan State University
Employer 2
Yale University, Amherst College
Occupation 2
historian, university teacher
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
David
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Participant in 1
A Letter on Justice and Open Debate
Place of birth 1
Flint
Sex or gender 1
male
← Signatory 1
A Letter on Justice and Open Debate
← Winner 1
Bancroft Prize
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Summary

David W. Blight was born on March 21, 1949[1], in Flint[2]. He has worked as a historian[3] and university teacher[4].

FAQs

Where was David W. Blight born?

David W. Blight was born in Flint[2].

What did David W. Blight do for work?

David W. Blight worked as a historian[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did David W. Blight go to school?

David W. Blight was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[11], Michigan State University[12], and Flint Central High School[13].

What awards did David W. Blight receive?

Honors received include Lincoln Prize[14], Frederick Douglass Prize[15], Merle Curti Award[16], and Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards[17].

Related Entities

Michigan State University United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . encyclopedia.com. encyclopedia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . encyclopedia.com. encyclopedia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . encyclopedia.com. encyclopedia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . encyclopedia.com. encyclopedia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . gettysburg.edu. gettysburg.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . oah.org. oah.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . oah.org. oah.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . library.columbia.edu. library.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . oah.org. oah.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . sah.columbia.edu. sah.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . achievement.org. achievement.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . encyclopedia.com. encyclopedia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Berlination · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → David Blight at the 2026 New York Film Festival-005.jpg
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  2. 28d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer → Yale University, Amherst College
    Place of birth → Flint
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