Kent Roberts Greenfield

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Portrait of Greenfield at approximately 51 years old Kent Roberts Greenfield (historian, born 1893).jpg
Portrait of Greenfield at approximately 51 years old

Kent Roberts Greenfield (July 20, 1893, Chestertown, Maryland - 1967) [1] [2] was an American historian. He was a professor of history at Johns Hopkins University and chief architect of the official U.S. Army history of World War II. [3] [4] He is the author of 63 works in 277 publications in 4 languages. [5]

References

  1. Wiley, Bell Irvin (1958). "Kent Roberts Greenfield: An Appreciation" . Military Affairs. 22 (4): 177–180. doi:10.2307/1985428. JSTOR   1985428.
  2. "KENT GREENFIELD, WAR HISTORIAN, 74; Editor of Army's Records, an Ex-Professor, Dies". The New York Times. July 27, 1967.
  3. "Capital Portrait; Dr. K.R. Greenfield, Army historian, formerly of Johns Hopkins, is engaged on 'the biggest historical project of all time.'". The New York Times. November 21, 1948.
  4. "Greenfield, Kent Roberts, 1893-1967 - Social Networks and Archival Context".
  5. http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82108776/ [ bare URL ]