Edward G. Lengel

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Edward G. Lengel
Born (1968-08-09) August 9, 1968 (age 55)
Genremilitary history
Notable worksGeneral George Washington: A Military Life
Notable awardsa co-recipient of the National Humanities Medal (for his work on the George Washington Papers project)

Edward "Ed" G. Lengel (born August 9, 1968) is an American author and military historian. His previously published books focus on George Washington's life and legacy, and World War I.

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He is a co-recipient of the National Humanities Medal (for his work on the George Washington Papers project), and his books have been honored with the Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Book Award, the Norman B. Tomlinson, Jr. prize, and other awards. He is the author of General George Washington: A Military Life, [1] which was a finalist for the 2006 George Washington Book Prize, and his 2018 release Never in Finer Company: The Men of the Great War’s Lost Battalion. [2]

Professional background

While working on his B.A., Lengel worked at the George Mason University Law Library, 1990–1991. Lengel began his professional career at the University of Virginia. From his beginnings as a research assistant in the University of Virginia Library, he rose to become an Assistant Professor and Assistant Editor in 1997 on the George Washington Papers Project. [3]

From 2010–2016 he was Professor and Director of the project that he renamed the Washington Papers Project. [4] During Lengel's tenure, he oversaw the creation of the Barbados Diary, Martha Washington Papers and Washington Family Papers projects, [5] [6] [7] and was the co-editor and then editor of The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, volumes 3–4, 11, 13, 15, 18, and 20. [8]

In 2016 Lengel left academia and relocated from Charlottesville, VA to Washington, D.C. to take on the role of Chief Historian for the White House Historical Association. The David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History is the Association's institute for White House research and education. [9]

In 2018, Colonial Williamsburg announced that Lengel would be their Revolutionary in Residence whereby Lengel will author the historical text of a new edition of “Colonial Williamsburg: The Official Guide.” [10]

Lengel has occupied other advisory and board positions including:

Honors and awards

Lengel's honors include the National Humanities Medal, received for his work with the Washington Papers Project. He secured the Norman B. Tomlinson, Jr. book prize, and the Rawlings Prize, and he has been recognized by the Army Historical Foundation and the U.S. Military History Group.

Published works

Tours and talks

Throughout his career, Lengel gave speeches and presentations [11] related to his research as he believes, "engaging with and fellow historians is one of the great joys of being an author." [14] Presentations include those about his published works, such as his February, 2011 talk at Mount Vernon at the David M. Rubenstein Leadership Hall at The Fred W. Smith National Library to discuss his book First Entrepreneur: How George Washington Built His--and the Nation's—Prosperity [15] . Or his 2017 talk, "Testing the American Way of War: Doughboys in Combat, 1917–1918" at the George C. Marshall Foundation. [16]

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  2. ↑ "Never in Finer Company: The Men of the Great War's Lost Battalion – Edward Lengel". Edward Lengel. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  3. ↑ Edward, Lengel (April 26, 2018). "Edward Lengel, LinkedIn Profile/Resumé". linkedin.com/in/edward-lengel-23598097/.
  4. ↑ AFP (2015-05-02). "University of Virginia to publish rare letters of First Lady Martha Washington". Augusta Free Press. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  5. ↑ Svrluga, Susan (2015-04-28). "After George Washington died, his wife burned her letters. Except these". The Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  6. ↑ "Martha Washington's Letters Reveal A Vital Partner To George". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
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  8. ↑ "Volume 13: Dec. 1777 – Feb. 1778 – The Washington Papers". The Washington Papers. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  9. ↑ "Edward Lengel Named Chief Historian". WHHA. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
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  11. 1 2 Edward, Lengel (April 26, 2018). "Edward Lengel, Professional C.V." (PDF). edwardlengel.com.
  12. ↑ "Thunder and Flames". kansaspress.ku.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  13. ↑ Edward, Lengel (2018). "Edward G. Lengel professional C.V." (PDF). edwardlengel.com.
  14. ↑ Edward, Lengel (May 1, 2018). "Tours and Talks". edwardlengel.com.
  15. ↑ "Ford Evening Book Talk: Edward G. Lengel". George Washington's Mount Vernon. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  16. ↑ "Marshall and The World Wars – George C. Marshall Foundation". George C. Marshall Foundation. 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
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