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Popular As | David Herbert Donald |
Occupation | Non-Fiction Author |
Age | 103 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Libra |
Born | October 1, 1920 (Mississippi) |
Birthday | October 1 |
Town/City | Mississippi |
Nationality | Mississippi |
David Herbert Donald’s zodiac sign is Libra. According to astrologers, People born under the sign of Libra are peaceful, fair, and they hate being alone. Partnership is very important for them, as their mirror and someone giving them the ability to be the mirror themselves. These individuals are fascinated by balance and symmetry, they are in a constant chase for justice and equality, realizing through life that the only thing that should be truly important to themselves in their own inner core of personality. This is someone ready to do nearly anything to avoid conflict, keeping the peace whenever possible
David Herbert Donald was born in the Year of the Monkey. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Monkey thrive on having fun. They’re energetic, upbeat, and good at listening but lack self-control. They like being active and stimulated and enjoy pleasing self before pleasing others. They’re heart-breakers, not good at long-term relationships, morals are weak. Compatible with Rat or Dragon.
Known primarily as a Lincoln historian, he also won Pulitzer Prizes for his biographies of abolitionist Abraham Lincoln was published in 1995.
He studied sociology and history at Mississippi's Millsaps College. He later received his PhD from the University of Illinois, where he studied with the renowned Lincoln scholar, James G. Randall.
He was unsentimental in writing about Lincoln, portraying him as a keen manipulator of the political machine.
He grew up in Goodman, Mississippi, where his father worked as a farmer and his mother taught grade school. He died in Boston, Massachusetts and was survived by his wife and three children.
At the time of his death, he was working on a volume about John Quincy Adams.