John Y. Simon
Born(1933-06-25)June 25, 1933
Highland Park, Illinois
DiedJuly 8, 2008(2008-07-08) (aged 75)
Carbondale, Illinois
Academic work
Main interestsAmerican Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant and the Grant family, Abraham Lincoln, documentary editing, Illinois History
Notable worksThe Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, 31 volumes of selected correspondence

John Younker Simon (June 25, 1933 – July 8, 2008)[1] was an American Civil War scholar known for editing the papers of Ulysses S. Grant.

Biography

Born in Highland Park, Illinois, to Jane Younker and Jay Simon, he was on the history faculty of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, for 44 years. Simon had MA and PhD history degrees from Harvard University. He received the Lincoln Prize Special Achievement Award in 2004 from the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College for his then-24, later 31 volume Grant series.[2] The same year, he also received The Lincoln Forum's Richard Nelson Current Award of Achievement.[3] He died July 8, 2008, in Carbondale, Illinois, at the age of 75.[4]

Quotes

"(He is) one of the finest people I've ever met." -- Geoffrey Perret, author of Ulysses S. Grant: Soldier & President

See also

References

  1. ^ Weber, Bruce (July 10, 2008). "John Simon, Tireless Editor of Grant's Papers, Dies at 75". The New York Times. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  2. ^ "Previous Winners". Gettysburg College. 2012. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  3. ^ The Lincoln Forum
  4. ^ "072208 obits: John Y. Simon". The Southern Illinoisan. July 21, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2012.

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