James Stuart Olson

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James Stuart Olson (born 1946 in Downey , California ) is an American historian . He received his bachelor's degree in 1967 from Brigham Young University , his master's and Ph.D. at Stony Brook University in 1969 and 1972, respectively. Olsen began his career as an assistant professor at Sam Houston State University , where he was promoted to Distinguished Professor after years . He is married to Judith E. Olson and has four children.

Olson has authored over 40 books on a variety of historical subjects, including the history of the United States and other regions of the world, cancer , immigration, and the economy . He has been nominated twice for the Pulitzer Prize .

While working on Bathsheba's Breast book on breast cancer , Olson had to undergo cancer treatment himself. The tumor in his hand resulted in the amputation of his forearm .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sam Houston State University via Dr. James S. Olson Archived Copy ( April 19, 2016 memento on the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Sam Houston State University: Olson Named One Of BYU's Distinguished , October 31, 2008 [1]
  3. ^ Tilli Tansey: Bathsheba's Breast in: History Today Archived copy ( February 20, 2016 memento in the Internet Archive ), accessed February 20, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Olson, James Stuart
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American historian
DATE OF BIRTH 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Downey ( California )