Milton Meltzer

Historian, Author

1915 – 2009

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Who was Milton Meltzer?

Milton Meltzer was an American historian and author best known for his history nonfiction books on Jewish, African-American and American history. Since the 1950s, he was a leading author of history books in the children's literature and young adult literature genres, having written more than 100 books. He won the biennial Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his career contribution to American children's literature in 2001.

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Born
May 8, 1915
Worcester
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Columbia University
Lived in
  • Massachusetts
Died
Sep 19, 2009
New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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