Warren Ortman Ault (January 8, 1887 – May 14, 1989) was an American historian, who taught at

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from 1913 to 1957.

Life

Ault graduated from Baker University in 1907, before studying at

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as a

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. While a student at Baker, he was a member of the local

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fraternity. He then obtained a doctorate from

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in 1919, having served as a second lieutenant in the artillery in the First World War. He taught history at

from 1913 to 1957, becoming William Edwards Huntington professor. He became an Honorary

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of Jesus College, Oxford in 1971. He was elected a Fellow of the

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in 1941.

References

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