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Gienapp, William Eugene was born on February 27, 1944 in Denton, Texas, United States. Son of William Herman and June Beatrice (Wade) Gienapp.
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Gienapp, William Eugene was born on February 27, 1944 in Denton, Texas, United States. Son of William Herman and June Beatrice (Wade) Gienapp.
Bachelor, University of California, Berkeley, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1980; Master of Arts, Yale University, 1969.
Acting. instructor University California, Berkeley, 1979-1980. Assistant professor University Wyoming, Laramie, 1980-1985, associate professor, 1985-1989. Professor Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1989—2003.
Chairman Lincoln Prize Jury, 1997, Avery Craven Award Committee, 1998. Board advisors Lincoln Forum, Lincoln Studies Center, Knox College, 1997-2002. Member advisory board History Society, 1998-2000.
Member advisory committee Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
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Member Civil War Society, Southern History Association, History Society, Society Hists. Early Republic, Society of America Baseball Research.
Married Erica Lee Kilian, August 24, 1968. Children: William Kenneth, Jonathan Eric.