Background
Hawke was born December 14, 1923, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Hawke was born December 14, 1923, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
David held degrees from Swarthmore College, the University of Wisconsin and the University of Pennsylvania.
Hawke's love of history translated into his chosen profession of education and he worked at a number of schools including Long Island University and Pace University before settling in at the Herbert H. Lehman College of the City University of New York in 1972. In 1986 he was named professor emeritus.
His ''Benjamin Rush: Revolutionary Gadfly,'' a biography of the 18th-century physician, was nominated for a National Book Award in 1972. His other books included ''In the Midst of a Revolution'' (1961), ''Paine'' (1974) and ''Franklin'' (1976). He focused on well-known historical figures in works such as Benjamin Rush, Paine, and Franklin.
He died of heart disease, June 20, 1999, in Madison.
David Freeman Hawke is known as a scholar of American history, who wrote several books relating to enlightening and colorful descriptions of early Colonial Americans and assumptions about 17th century settlers. His most popular works include In the Midst of a Revolution and Honorable Treason: The Declaration of Independence and the Men Who Signed It.
David Freeman Hawke had a wife, Judith.
