Clement Eaton | |
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Born |
Winston-Salem, NC |
February 23, 1898
Died | August 12, 1980 | (aged 82)
Nationality | American |
Fields | Southern History |
Institutions |
Lafayette College Harvard University |
Alma mater |
University of North Carolina University of Kentucky |
Notable awards | Guggenheim Fellowship, three Fulbright scholarships |
Clement Eaton (23 February 1898 in Winston-Salem, NC – 12 August 1980) was an American historian who specialized in the American South.
He received his education from the University of North Carolina and Harvard University. He was chair of the History Department at Lafayette College from 1931 to 1942 and then a faculty member of the University of Kentucky.