Jon Gjerde

American historian (1953-2008)

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Born: February 25, 1953
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Died: October 26, 2008
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Citizenship: United States
Occupation: historian
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Education: University of Minnesota
, University of Northern Iowa
Employer: University of Wisconsin–Madison
, University of Minnesota
, California Institute of Technology
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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Jon Gjerde was an American historian known for his work on the ethnic and agricultural aspects of European immigration to the Midwestern United States. He was the Morrison Professor of American History and American Citizenship at the University of California, Berkeley, where he also served as chair of the history department (2001–2004) and dean of the Division of Social Sciences in the College of Letters and Science (2007–2008).

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Given name: Jon
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Virtual International Authority FileRetrieved 2018-11-04
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