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Author : David Herbert Donald

David Herbert Donald, a prominent historian and biographer, earned his bachelor's degree in history and sociology from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, before completing his PhD in 1946 under renowned Lincoln scholar James G. Randall at the University of Illinois. Under Randall's mentorship, Donald's dissertation on Lincoln's law partner, William Herndon, evolved into his first published work, *Lincoln's Herndon* (1948). His illustrious teaching career spanned prestigious institutions such as Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, and Harvard University, where he was the Charles Warren Professor of American History (emeritus from 1991). In addition to training numerous graduate students, Donald authored over thirty books, including acclaimed biographies of Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Wolfe, and Charles Sumner, establishing himself as an expert on the Civil War and Reconstruction eras as well as Southern history. He was honored with the Pulitzer Prize twice, served as president of the Southern Historical Association, and contributed to the editorial board for the *Papers of Abraham Lincoln*.