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Lee Benson

Dr. Lee Benson, professor emeritus of history and a Distinguished Senior Fellow of the University of Pennsylvania's Netter Center for Community Partnerships, died on February 10, 2012. He was 90 years of age. Dr. Benson, a 45-year member of the OAH, graduated from Brooklyn College in 1947. He received his MA from Columbia University in 1948 and his PhD from Cornell University in 1952.

Posted: Jun. 12, 2012
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