Harlow Unger

Who is Harlow Unger?

Harlow Giles Unger is an author and historian who has experience as a journalist, broadcaster, and educator, having written the three-volume Encyclopedia of American Education.

Unger is a former Distinguished Visiting Fellow in American History at Mount Vernon, and as of 2010 he had written nineteen books, including seven biographies of America's founding fathers.

Prior to becoming a biographer, Unger was a journalist for the New York Herald Overseas Service in Paris, and later worked in both Britain and Canada.

He is also reported to be a former associate professor of English and journalism, and is an alum of both Yale University and California State University.