William C. Widenor

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William C. Widenor was an American historian. [1]

Life

Widenor was born on December 15, 1937, in Easton, Pennsylvania. Widenor attended Princeton University after graduating from high school. After attending the Foreign Service, he met Mary Helen Barrett in Zurich. The two married in 1964, and moved to Berkeley, California in 1968. At Berkeley, Widenor pursued a doctorate in History. In 1973, Widenor and Barrett divorced. After receiving his PhD, Widenor then took an assistant professor position at the University of Illinois. Widenor died on January 13, 2017, in Champaign, Illinois.

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Widenor was professor emeritus at University of Illinois.

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References

  1. "William Widenor". Morgan Memorial Home. Retrieved 19 November 2021.