David McCullough

McCullough in September 2015

David Gaub McCullough (July 7, 1933 – August 7, 2022) was an American author, narrator, historian, and lecturer. He was a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award.[1][2]

McCullough was born on July 7, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was of Scottish-Irish descent. He studied at Shady Side Academy and at Yale University. In 1954, McCullough married Rosalee Ingram Barnes. They had five children. Barnes died in June 2022.[3]

McCullough taught a writing course at Wesleyan University and was a visiting scholar at Cornell University and Dartmouth College.[4]

McCullough died at his home in Hingham, Massachusetts on August 7, 2022 at the age of 89.[5]

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References

  1. "Biography at Simon & Schuster". Archived from the original on 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  2. Sherman, Jerome L (2006-12-16). "Presidential biographer gets presidential medal". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06350/746640-44.stm. Retrieved 2006-12-18. 
  3. "Rosalee Barnes McCullough". Martha's Vineyard Times. June 21, 2022. Archived from the original on July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  4. Taylor, Claire. "History is Human: An Interview with writer and historian David McCullough". The Harborlight. Archived from the original on January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  5. Italie, Hillel (August 8, 2022). David McCullough, Pulitzer-winning historian, dies at 89. https://apnews.com/article/david-mccullough-historian-dies-7abe5997da74f30b1eab11e36b308fe3. Retrieved August 8, 2022. 

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