Richard N. Current

American historian (1912–2012)

Person human Q7327986

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[20]
Date of birth: October 5, 1912
Date of death: October 26, 2012
Place of birth: Colorado City
Place of death: Boston
Country of citizenship: United States^[8]
Occupation: historian, university teacher, author
Employer: Rutgers University, University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Lawrence University^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]
Educated at: University of Wisconsin–Madison, Oberlin College, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Northern Michigan University^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]
Award received: Bancroft Prize, Bruce Catton Prize^[18]^[19]
Doctoral advisor: William B. Hesseltine^[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[24]
Family name: Current^[21]
Given name: Richard, Nelson^[22]^[23]
Subject has role: centenarian^[25]
Writing language: English^[26]

🏷️ Also known as

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Library of Congress authority ID: n79039877
GND ID: 135788072
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Richard N Current 1947.jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID: 739001
BIBSYS ID: 90658664
Babelio author ID: 198959
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 121091707
CONOR.SI ID: 202087779
CONOR.SR ID: 20366695
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf11156462

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CiNii Research ID: 1140000791612034176
Cyprus University of Technology ID: 97988
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NL CR AUT ID: mzk2014813617
NLA Trove people ID: 805356
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NSK ID: 981005682348009366
NUKAT ID: n98010732
NYRB contributor ID: richard-n-current
National Library of Greece ID: 150281
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007260042305171
National Library of Latvia ID: 000015429
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810620121405606
National Virtual Library of India ID: 480k (452k–480k, n=3)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 070223742
Open Library ID: OL465232A
Parsifal cluster ID: 823447
Prabook ID: 588531
RERO ID (legacy): A003147858
SNAC ARK ID: w6jq37wq
Unz Review author ID: CurrentRichardN
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/148690
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJfmhRDpmC6T3bdgry8XBP
Yale LUX ID: person/c5e3fdf6-1f8f-4d50-99c8-3cdf82dbe3ed

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Summary

Richard N. Current was born on October 5, 1912^[1], in Colorado City^[2]. He died on October 26, 2012^[3], in Boston^[4]. He worked as a historian^[5], university teacher^[6], and author^[7].

FAQs

Where was Richard N. Current born?

Richard N. Current was born in Colorado City^[2].

Where did Richard N. Current die?

Richard N. Current died in Boston^[4].

What did Richard N. Current do for work?

Richard N. Current worked as a historian^[5], university teacher^[6], and author^[7].

Where did Richard N. Current go to school?

Richard N. Current was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison^[13], Oberlin College^[14], The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy^[15], and Northern Michigan University^[16].

What awards did Richard N. Current receive?

Honors received include Bancroft Prize^[18] and Bruce Catton Prize^[19].

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[2] ↑ Richard N. Current — place of birth (P19): Colorado City. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Richard N. Current — place of death (P20): Boston. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Richard N. Current — sex or gender (P21): male. Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 2018-11-04. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Richard N. Current — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Richard N. Current — educated at (P69): University of Wisconsin–Madison. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Richard N. Current — educated at (P69): Oberlin College. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Richard N. Current — educated at (P69): The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Richard N. Current — educated at (P69): Northern Michigan University. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Richard N. Current — occupation (P106): historian. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Richard N. Current — occupation (P106): university teacher. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Richard N. Current — occupation (P106): author. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Richard N. Current — employer (P108): Rutgers University. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Richard N. Current — employer (P108): University of Wisconsin–Madison. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Richard N. Current — employer (P108): University of North Carolina at Greensboro. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Richard N. Current — employer (P108): Lawrence University. Retrieved 2019-07-05. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Richard N. Current — award received (P166): Bancroft Prize. library.columbia.edu. library.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Richard N. Current — award received (P166): Bruce Catton Prize. sah.columbia.edu. sah.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Richard N. Current — doctoral advisor (P184): William B. Hesseltine. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Richard N. Current — date of birth (P569): October 5, 1912. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Richard N. Current — date of death (P570): October 26, 2012. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Richard N. Current — family name (P734): Current. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Richard N. Current — given name (P735): Richard. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Richard N. Current — given name (P735): Nelson. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Richard N. Current — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Richard N. Current — subject has role (P2868): centenarian. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Richard N. Current — writing language (P6886): English. wikidata.org.

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