Joseph Schafer (1867–1941) was the first academically trained historian in the U.S. state of

Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...

. He studied with

Frederick Jackson Turner Frederick Jackson Turner (November 14, 1861 – March 14, 1932) was an American historian during the early 20th century, based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison until 1910, and then Harvard University. He was known primarily for his front ...

, and chaired the history department at the

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from 1900 to 1920. He authored ''A History of the Pacific Northwest'' in 1905 and revised it in 1918; the book was considered the standard history of the region into the 1950s.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schafer, Joseph 1867 births 1941 deaths Academics from Oregon Historians of Oregon