Matthew Anthony Fitzsimons (1912 – October 24, 1992) was an American historian. He was a professor at the

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and was the longtime editor of ''

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''.

Biography

Fitzsimons was a native of

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. He earned an A.B. from

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in 1934, and earned a two-year scholarship to the

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. He joined the faculty of the

in 1937 and earned a doctorate from the

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in English history. He wrote extensively about English history, historiography, history of the Catholic Church and religious orders. Fitzsimons was a close colleague and succeeded historian

Waldemar Gurian Waldemar Gurian (February 13, 1902 – May 26, 1954) was a Russian-born German-American political scientist, author, and professor at the University of Notre Dame. He is regarded particularly as a theorist of totalitarianism. He wrote widely on p ...

as editor of the journal '' Review of Politics'' from 1955 to 1974. He died on October 24, 1992.

References

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