Matthew Anthony Fitzsimons (1912 – October 24, 1992) was an American historian. He was a professor at the

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and was the longtime editor of ''

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''.

Biography

Fitzsimons was a native of

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. He earned an A.B. from

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in 1934, and earned a two-year scholarship to the

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. He joined the faculty of the

in 1937 and earned a doctorate from the

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in English history. He wrote extensively about English history, historiography, history of the Catholic Church and religious orders. Fitzsimons was a close colleague and succeeded historian Waldemar Gurian as editor of the journal ''

Review of Politics ''The Review of Politics'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal in the fields of politics, philosophy, and history. It was founded in 1939 and is published by Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press was the university ...

'' from 1955 to 1974. He died on October 24, 1992.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzsimons, M. A. 1912 births 1992 deaths University of Notre Dame faculty Columbia College (New York) alumni University of Chicago alumni Alumni of the University of Oxford American historians Historians of England 20th-century American historians Academics from New York City