George Matthew Dutcher (October 16, 1874 – February 22, 1959) was an American historian and professor at

Wesleyan University Wesleyan University ( ) is a Private university, private liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1831 as a Men's colleges in the United States, men's college under the Methodi ...

. He was born on 16 September 1874, in

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. He received a BA and a PhD from

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, where he studied under historian George Burr, as well as an LLD (honorary degree) from

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in 1939. He was a member of the Acorn Club, the

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, and was vice-president of the

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from 1945 to 1954. He married Andrienne Van Winkle. He died on February 22, 1959, at Resthaven Hospital in

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Works

*''The Political Awakening of the East: Studies of Political Progress in Egypt, India, China, Japan, and the Philippines'' (The Abingdon Press, 1925) *''A Guide to Historical Literature'' (1937), editor

References

1874 births 1959 deaths People from Pleasant Valley, New York Wesleyan University faculty Historians from New York (state) {{NewYork-stub