
David McCullough
American Historian
Date of Birth | : | 07 Jul, 1933 |
Date of Death | : | 07 Aug, 2022 |
Place of Birth | : | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
Profession | : | Historian, Author, Journalist |
Nationality | : | American |
David Gaub McCullough was an American popular historian. He was a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. In 2006, he was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award.
Early life and education
McCullough was born in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Ruth (née Rankin; 1899 – 1985) and Christian Hax McCullough (1899 – 1989). He was of Scots-Irish, German, and English descent. He was educated at Linden Avenue Grade School and Shady Side Academy, in his hometown of Pittsburgh.
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