Prof. John Thornton Delivers Wilson Lecture
Professor John Thornton delivered the annual O. Meredith Wilson Lecture at the University of Utah on October 28. This lecture, which has been given since 1977, is a major event in the University of Utah’s annual schedule, previously given by some of the most famous contemporary historians. These have included Carlo Ginzburg, Gary Nash, Natalie Zemon Davis, Hayden White, Jonathan Spence, John Brewer, Bernard Baylin, G. R. Elton, Emmanuel Le Roi Ladurie, among others. Professor Thornton was the first person whose special field is African History to give the lecture.
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