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== Biography ==

On 16 May 1942, ~~he Graduated~~ from City College, NY (BA, History). ~~Later~~ served as OIC with IPW Team 33. .

On 16 May 1942, Hans graduated from City College, NY (BA, History). He was a long-time professor (and professor emeritus) at Brooklyn College from 1950 to 1998. He later served as OIC with IPW Team 33. He also taught as a distinguished professor of history at Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He continued to teach at Brooklyn College and published many books on the Reconstruction era, including biographies of previously maligned Radical Republicans Benjamin F. Hans Louis Trefousse (December 18, 1921–January 8, 2010) was a German-American author and historian of the Reconstruction Era and World War II. Some historians consider his most influential book The Radical Republicans: Lincoln's Vanguard for Racial Justice (1969), which disagreed with the dominant historical narrative of the time regarding Reconstruction, arguing instead that Reconstruction was a failed attempt "to bring racial justice to the South." In total Trefousse authored over twenty books. He married Rachelle Friedlander two years later, and they had a son and daughter who survived them. After encountering racist incidents in New York City, he switched focus, publishing a biography, Ben Butler: The South Called Him Beast! He gained media attention during Bill Clinton's impeachment for drawing comparisons to Johnson's impeachment. Trefousse was a Ritchie Boy. At he time the article was written, he was semi-retired, and continued to publish on military and political topics.

== Research notes ==

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 == Biography ==
-On 16 May 1942, he Graduated from City College, NY (BA, History). Later served as OIC with IPW Team 33. .
+On 16 May 1942, Hans graduated from City College, NY (BA, History). He was a long-time professor (and professor emeritus) at Brooklyn College from 1950 to 1998. He later served as OIC with IPW Team 33. He also taught as a distinguished professor of history at Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He continued to teach at Brooklyn College and published many books on the Reconstruction era, including biographies of previously maligned Radical Republicans Benjamin F. Hans Louis Trefousse (December 18, 1921–January 8, 2010) was a German-American author and historian of the Reconstruction Era and World War II. Some historians consider his most influential book The Radical Republicans: Lincoln's Vanguard for Racial Justice (1969), which disagreed with the dominant historical narrative of the time regarding Reconstruction, arguing instead that Reconstruction was a failed attempt "to bring racial justice to the South." In total Trefousse authored over twenty books. He married Rachelle Friedlander two years later, and they had a son and daughter who survived them. After encountering racist incidents in New York City, he switched focus, publishing a biography, Ben Butler: The South Called Him Beast! He gained media attention during Bill Clinton's impeachment for drawing comparisons to Johnson's impeachment. Trefousse was a Ritchie Boy. At he time the article was written, he was semi-retired, and continued to publish on military and political topics.
 == Research notes ==