Joseph Logsdon
American historian
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Joseph Logsdon (March 12, 1938 – June 2, 1999) was an American historian. He was a professor at the University of New Orleans. Logsdon is known for his collaboration with Sue Eakin on a 1968 scholarly edition of Twelve Years a Slave.[1]
BornMarch 12, 1938
DiedJune 2, 1999 (aged 61)
Joseph Logsdon | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 12, 1938 |
| Died | June 2, 1999 (aged 61) |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison University of Chicago |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History of the Southern United States |
| Institutions | University of New Orleans |
A Chicago native, Logsdon got his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Chicago and a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1960s.
Logsdon died on June 2, 1999, at Ochsner Medical Center in Jefferson, Louisiana.[2]
