Pierre Crabitès (1877–1943) was an American historian.
Life
Pierre Crabitès was born in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana on 17 February 1877. He was of Creole descent. His father was a wealthy French immigrant.
He died in 1943.
Career
He received his MA degree from
Tulane University
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in 1895. He received his
LL.B.
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degree from
Loyola University in 1898. He received his
LL.D.
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degree from
University of New Orleans
The University of New Orleans (UNO) is a public research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is a member of the University of Louisiana System and the Urban 13 association. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High rese ...
in 1918. He then commenced his graduate study at the
University of Paris
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.
He was admitted to the
Louisiana bar in 1900. In 1911,
President
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William H. Taft
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appointed him as the American representative on the
Mixed Courts of Egypt in
Cairo, Egypt
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.
Bibliography
Some of his books are:
* ''The Winning of the Sudan ''
* ''Gordon, the Sudan and Slavery''
* ''Ibrahim of Egypt ''
* ''Clement VII & Henry VIII ''
* ''Americans in the Egyptian Army''
* ''Ismail the Maligned Khedive''
* ''Victoria's Guardian Angel A Study of Baron Stockmar''
* ''Unhappy Spain''
* ''Benes Statesman of Central Europe'
References
External links
*
Pierre Crabitès Collectionat the Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans
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1877 births
1943 deaths
American historians
Tulane University alumni