biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1905– )
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| biography:
| Catholic church historian, born in Seneca, Illinois, USA. A priest with a doctorate in history from Catholic University (Washington, DC), he spent most of his career on the faculty. A long serving executive secretary of the American Catholic Historical Association and editor of the Catholic Historical Review (1941–62), he wrote widely on church history and won particular notice for his essay (1955) deploring an anti-intellectual ‘ghetto mentality’ among American Catholics. He was named a monsignor in 1955. |
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