William Raymond Manchester (1 April 1922 – 1 Juni 2004) adalah seorang pengarang, biografer dan sejarawan asal Amerika. Ia adalah pengarang 18 buku yang diterjemahkan ke dalam lebih dari 20 bahasa. Ia dianugerahi National Humanities Medal dan Abraham Lincoln Literary Award.
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Lahir | William Raymond Manchester 1 April 1922 Attleboro, Massachusetts, AS |
Meninggal | 1 Juni 2004 Middletown, Connecticut | (umur 82)
Makam | Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Connecticut |
Pekerjaan | Sejarawan, Biografer, Profesor |
Kebangsaan | Amerika |
Karya terkenal | American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880–1964 The Death of a President The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill |
Catatan Sunting
- http://www.granitesign.com/about-fox-becker.html
- Severo, Richard (June 2, 2004). "William Manchester, Whose Biographies Detailed Power in the 20th Century, Dies at 82". The New York Times.
- According to one writer, "Scholars generally disliked the biographies by Manchester. They were deemed superficial, anecdotal, hyperbolic, and hagiographic." Eugene L. Rasor, Winston S. Churchill, 1874–1965: A Comprehensive Historiography and Annotated Bibliography. Greenwood Press. 2000, p. 62.
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- (Inggris) William Manchester di Find a Grave
- Family photo archive 2018-01-15 di Wayback Machine.
- William Manchester di IMDb (dalam bahasa Inggris)