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David M. Oshinsky (born 1944) is an American historian. He is the director of the Division of Medical Humanities at
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David M. Oshinsky
Professor Emeritus, UT–Austin * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oshinsky, David 1944 births 21st-century American historians 21st-century American male writers Pulitzer Prize for History winners Cornell University alumni Brandeis University alumni University of Texas at Austin faculty Jewish American historians Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Living people American male non-fiction writers
NYU School of Medicine
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and a professor in the Department of History at New York University
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Background
Oshinsky graduated fromCornell
Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...
in 1965 and obtained his PhD from Brandeis University
, mottoeng = "Truth even unto its innermost parts"
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in 1971. He won the annual Pulitzer Prize in History
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for his 2005 book, '' Polio: An American Story''. Oshinsky’s most recent book, ''Bellevue: Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America’s Most Storied HospitaThe New York Times
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'', ''The Washington Post
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'', and ''The Chronicle of Higher Education
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''. He previously held the Jack S. Blanton Jack Sawtelle Blanton (December 7, 1927 - December 28, 2013) was an American oil industry executive, philanthropist, and civic leader.
He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, the son of William N. Blanton (June 23, 1890 – November 27, 1967) and L ...
chair in history at the University of Texas at Austin
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*Jim Crow laws
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David M. Oshinsky
Professor Emeritus, UT–Austin * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oshinsky, David 1944 births 21st-century American historians 21st-century American male writers Pulitzer Prize for History winners Cornell University alumni Brandeis University alumni University of Texas at Austin faculty Jewish American historians Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Living people American male non-fiction writers