David Edward Kyvig (March 8, 1944 June 22, 2015) was an American

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human species; as well as the ...

, and Distinguished Research Professor at Northern Illinois University.

Life

Kyvig graduated from

Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo College is a private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Founded in 1833 by American Baptist Churches USA, Baptist ministers as the Michigan and Huron Institute, K ...

''cum laude'' in 1966, and from Northwestern University with a Ph.D. in 1971.''Directory of American Scholars'', 6th ed. (Bowker, 1974), Vol. I, p. 356. He taught at

University of Tromsø The University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway ( Norwegian: ''Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet''; Northern Sami: ''Romssa universitehta – Norgga árktalaš universitehta'') is a state university in Norway a ...

, the

University of Akron The University of Akron is a public university, public research university in Akron, Ohio, United States. It is part of the University System of Ohio. As a STEM fields, STEM-focused institution, it focuses on industries such as polymers, advance ...

, and

Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. It was founded as "Northern Illinois State Normal School" in 1895 by Illinois Governor John P. Altgeld, initially to provide the state with c ...

Awards

* 2004–2005

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (WWICS) or Wilson Center is a Washington, D.C.–based think tank A think tank, or public policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topi ...

resident fellow * 1997

Bancroft Prize The Bancroft Prize is awarded each year by the trustees of Columbia University for books about diplomacy or the history of the Americas. It was established in 1948, with a bequest from Frederic Bancroft, in his memory and that of his brother, d ...

* 1987–1988 Fulbright Professor of American Civilization

Works

* * * * (2nd ed., 2000) * (Japanese ed., 1999) * * * * *
"The Unintended Consequences of an Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage", ''History News Network'', 7-12-04

References

2015 deaths American historians Kalamazoo College alumni Northwestern University alumni Kalamazoo College faculty Academic staff of the University of Tromsø University of Akron faculty Northern Illinois University faculty Bancroft Prize winners {{US-historian-stub