Clark, Thomas Dionysius, 1903-2005
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Name (Latin)
Clark, Thomas Dionysius, 1903-2005
Other forms of name
Clark, Thomas D. (Thomas Dionysius), 1903-2005
Clark, Thomas Dionysius, 1903-
Clark, Thomas Dionysius, b. 1903 nna
Date of birth
1903-07-14
Date of death
2005-06-28
Occupation
Authors
College teachers
Historians
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Archambeault, J. Kentucky, c1982:t.p. (Thomas D. Clark)
- Harrison, L. A Kentucky sampler, 1977:page 117 (Thomas D. Clark (1903- ), born in Louisville, Mississippi, became one of Kentucky's (and the nation's) most distinguished historians. He earned his B.A. degree at the University of Mississippi, his M.A. at the University of Kentucky, and his Ph.D. at Duke University. Longtime head of the Department of History at the University of Kentucky, he has served as Distinguished Visiting Professor at Eastern Kentucky University. Clark has been active in numerous state and national historical societies and historical projects. Among his many articles and books are "A History of Kentucky"; "Kentucky, Land of Contrast"; "Frontier America"; "Pills, Petticoats, and Plows"; and "Indiana University".)
- His The beginning of the L&N ... 1933.
- Kentucky Writers: Authors of the Bluegrass State (online), viewed July 5, 2025under "Thomas D. Clark" (Died in Lexington, Kentucky where he lived. Helped establish the University of Kentucky's Department for Libraries and Archives, 1982)
- Lexington Herald-Leader, June 28, 2005(Thomas D. Clark, Kentucky historian, d. June 28, 2005, age 101; b. July 14, 1903, Louisville, Miss.; Ph.D., Duke University; taught history at University of Kentucky, considered father of Kentucky archives, state historian laureate)
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Wikipedia description:
Thomas Dionysius Clark (July 14, 1903 – June 28, 2005) was an American historian. Clark saved from destruction a large portion of Kentucky's printed history, which later became a core body of documents in the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Often referred to as the "Dean of Historians" Clark is best known for his 1937 work, A History of Kentucky. Clark was named Historian Laureate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1991.
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