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Charles McLean Andrews

Charles McLean Andrews, American historian, author, and academic (died 1943)

Born
February 22, 1863
Died
September 9, 1943
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1863

About Charles McLean Andrews

Charles McLean Andrews, Ph.D, L.H.D. was an American historian and professor at Yale University whose Colonial Period of American History, vol. 1 of 4, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1935. Among his other books are British committees, commissions, and councils of trade and plantations, 1622-1675, co-author of the 1910 publication titled A bibliography of history for schools and libraries: with description and critical annotations, and The Colonial Period (1912). Andrews won the Pulitzer Prize in history in 1935 for the first volume of his four-volume work The Colonial Period of American History. Charles McLean Andrews, Ph.D, L.H.D. (February 22, 1863 – September 9, 1943) was an American historian and professor at Yale University whose Colonial Period of American History, vol. 1 of 4, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1935. He was awarded the gold medal, given once a decade, by the National Institute of Arts and Letters for his work in history, and he received honorary doctorates from Harvard, Yale, Johns Hopkins, and Lehigh University.

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Charles McLean Andrews timeline

  1. Charles McLean Andrews, Ph.D, L.H.D. (February 22, 1863 – September 9, 1943) was an American historian and professor at Yale University whose Colonial Period of American History, vol. 1 of 4, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1935.
  2. Andrews won the Pulitzer Prize in history in 1935 for the first volume of his four-volume work The Colonial Period of American History.
  3. 1 of 4, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1935.

The world when Charles McLean Andrews was born

Charles McLean Andrews was born in 1863. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1863

  • Best-selling bookLes Misérables by Victor Hugo (English translation)

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst organized baseball game with set rules
  • Top headlineEmancipation Proclamation frees enslaved people
  • Technology milestoneFirst subway opens in London
  • World population~1.43B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAbraham Lincoln
  • U.S. population32.6M

1863 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Charles McLean Andrews's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18632026
Population32.6M341 million

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