Walter Prescott Webb

Historian, Award Winner

1888 – 1963

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Who was Walter Prescott Webb?

Walter Prescott Webb was a 20th-century U.S. historian and author noted for his groundbreaking historical work on the American West. As president of the Texas State Historical Association, he launched the project that produced the Handbook of Texas. He is also noted for his early criticism of the water usage patterns in the region.

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Born
Apr 3, 1888
Panola County
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • PhD, University of Texas at Austin
    History
    ( - 1932)
Lived in
  • Austin
    ( - 1963/03/08)
  • Texas
  • San Antonio
Died
Mar 8, 1963
Texas
Resting place
Texas State Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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