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Standish Meacham (historian)

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Standish Meacham
Born
Standish Meacham Jr.

(1932-03-12)March 12, 1932
DiedJune 13, 2024(2024-06-13) (aged 92)
Alma materYale University
Harvard University
OccupationHistorian

Standish Meacham Jr. (March 12, 1932 – June 13, 2024) was an American historian.[1]

Life and career

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Meacham was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Standish Meacham Sr. and Eleanor Rapp. He attended Yale University, graduating in 1954. After graduating, he served as a lieutenant in the United States Army, which after his discharge, he attended Harvard University, earning his PhD degree in British history in 1961.[2]

Meacham served as the Sheffield Centennial Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin from 1970 to 1972 and again from 1984 to 1998.[2][3]

Death

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Meacham died on June 13, 2024, in South Portland, Maine, at the age of 92.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "UT tempest more sad than amusing". Bryan-College Station Eagle. Bryan, Texas. August 16, 1990. p. 8. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  2. ^ a b "Standish Meacham". Austin American-Statesman. June 18, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  3. ^ Wright, Carson (June 22, 2020). "Standish Meacham and Multiculturalism in the Public University". University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  4. ^ "Standish Meacham". Echovita. Retrieved July 6, 2025.