Leonard Mackall
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Born
January 29, 1879
Leonard Leopold Mackall
January 29, 1879
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedMay 19, 1937 (aged 58)
Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
Burial placeBonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation(s)Historian, biographer
Leonard Mackall | |
|---|---|
| Born | Leonard Leopold Mackall January 29, 1879 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 1937 (aged 58) Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Burial place | Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, biographer |
Leonard Leopold Mackall (January 29, 1879 – May 19, 1937) was an American historian. He was an eminent biographer.
Mackall was born in 1879 in Baltimore, Maryland,[1] to Leonard Covington Mackall and Louisa Frederika Lawton.[2] His father died when Leonard was eleven years old.[3] He had one brother, Alexander Lawton, and one sister, Corinne.[2]
He graduated from Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey in 1896,[1] before receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1900.[4][5] He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1902,[2] then studied at the University of Berlin and the University of Jena.[4]