Henry Ashby Turner

Historian, Author

1932 – 2008

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Who was Henry Ashby Turner?

Henry Ashby Turner, Jr. was an American historian of Germany who was a professor at Yale University for over forty years. He is best known for his book German Big Business and the Rise of Hitler in which he challenged the common theory that industrialists in Germany were the Nazi Party’s most influential supporters.

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Born
Apr 4, 1932
Atlanta
Also known as
  • Henry Ashby Turner, Jr.
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Bachelor of Arts, Washington and Lee University
    ( - 1954)
  • PhD, Princeton University
    History
    ( - 1960)
Employment
  • Yale University
Lived in
  • New Haven
    ( - 2008/12/17)
Died
Dec 17, 2008
New Haven

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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