Willard Mosher Wallace (1911 – June 15, 2000) was an American historian who taught at
Wesleyan University from 1945 to 1981.
He attended Wesleyan University, where he received bachelor's and master's degrees, and the
University of Pennsylvania, where he received a PhD in history. He won a
Guggenheim fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are grants that have been awarded annually since by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the ar ...
.
At the end of his full-time teaching at Wesleyan, Wallace was made Professor Emeritus.
He was a member of the Acorn Club, to which he was elected in 1974.
Works
*
Traitorous Hero: The Life and Fortunes of Benedict Arnold' (1954), reviewed a
"Traitorous Hero"
*''Sir Walter Raleigh'' (1959)
*''East to Bagaduce'' (1963)
*
Appeal to Arms: A Military History of the American Revolution' (1964)
*'
American Revolution'' author in the
Encyclopædia Britannica, published online 20 July 1998
*'
United States'' contributing editor, Encyclopedia Britannica online 26 October 1998
1911 births
2000 deaths
References
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Wesleyan University faculty
Wesleyan University alumni
University of Pennsylvania alumni