Frederick Jackson Turner

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Frederick Jackson Turner was an American historian best known for his "frontier thesis," which argued that the experience of westward expansion fundamentally shaped U.S. democracy, culture, and national character.

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Frederick Jackson Turner canonical 5

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instanceOf American historian ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Pulitzer Prize for History ⓘ
birthDate 1861-11-14 ⓘ
birthPlace Portage, Wisconsin, United States ⓘ
linked to: Portage, Wisconsin
deathDate 1932-03-14 ⓘ
deathPlace San Marino, California, United States ⓘ
describedIn Dictionary of American Biography ⓘ
doctoralAdvisor Herbert Baxter Adams ⓘ
educatedAt Johns Hopkins University ⓘ
University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ
employer Harvard University ⓘ
University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ
era Progressive Era ⓘ
familyName Turner ⓘ
fieldOfWork American history ⓘ
historiography ⓘ
history ⓘ
genre historical writing ⓘ
givenName Frederick ⓘ
hasInfluenced Charles A. Beard ⓘ
Ray Allen Billington ⓘ
influenced American historiography ⓘ
interpretations of American democracy ⓘ
study of the American West ⓘ
knownFor The Significance of the Frontier in American History ⓘ
linked to: frontier thesis

Turner thesis ⓘ
linked to: frontier thesis

frontier thesis ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf American Historical Association ⓘ
movement Progressive historiography ⓘ
name Frederick Jackson Turner ⓘ
nationality United States of America ⓘ
notableIdea American frontier as a safety valve ⓘ
closing of the frontier in 1890 census ⓘ
notableWork The Significance of the Frontier in American History ⓘ
linked to: frontier thesis
occupation historian ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
placeOfBurial Portage, Wisconsin, United States ⓘ
linked to: Portage, Wisconsin
positionHeld president of the American Historical Association ⓘ
publicationYearOfNotableWork 1893 ⓘ
spouse Caroline Mae Sherwood ⓘ
theory frontier thesis ⓘ
thesisFocus influence of westward expansion on American national character ⓘ
role of the American frontier in shaping democracy ⓘ

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American exceptionalism → influencedBy → Frederick Jackson Turner ⓘ
The End of the Myth → subject → Frederick Jackson Turner ⓘ
Carl Becker → influencedBy → Frederick Jackson Turner ⓘ
Frederick Jackson Turner → name → Frederick Jackson Turner ⓘ
Frontier Thesis → author → Frederick Jackson Turner ⓘ
subject linked to: frontier thesis