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Gary B. Nash
American historian (1933–2021)
Gary Baring Nash (July 27, 1933[1] – July 29, 2021[2]) was an American historian. He concentrated on the Revolutionary period, slavery and race, as well as the formation of political communities in Philadelphia and other cities.
Life and education
Nash was born in Merion, Pennsylvania, a Philadelphia suburb. After graduating from Lower Merion High School, he attended Princeton University, where he earned his undergraduate and doctoral degrees (BA 1955, PhD 1964). From 1955-58, he served in the U.S. Navy on the John W. Weeks (DD-701), where he was antisubmarine officer and then gunnery officer.
Nash was married for 40 years to Cynthia J. Shelton, a former graduate student of his. He had four children with his first wife, Chris Workum Nash, and nine grandchildren. He died of colon cancer July 29, 2021.[3]
Academic career
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