Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
Categories: 1886 births | 1953 deaths | American writers | Biographers | Pulitzer Prize winners | United States historians | American journalists
Douglas S. Freeman
Dr. Douglas Southall Freeman (May 16, 1886-June 13, 1953) was an American journalist and author. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. His father had been a Confederate soldier during the American Civil War. He received his Ph.D. in history from Johns Hopkins University at the age of 22.
A long-time resident of Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Freeman served as editor of the Richmond Newsleader for 34 years. He won a Pulitzer Prize for 2 of his books, his four-volume biography of Robert E. Lee, and his six-volume biography of George Washington. He was also the author of the three-volume Lee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command.
Douglas Southall Freeman High School in Henrico County, Virginia was named in his honor.
He is commemorated by Virginia Historical Highway Marker Q6 17, which is located in the independent city of Lynchburg, Virginia near his place of birth.
External Links
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details