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Hans L. Trefousse
| Hans L. Trefousse | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 19, 1921 Frankfurt, Germany |
| Died | 8 January 2010 Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Nativity | Germany |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Known for | Author, Historian, Professor |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Arm / service | Quartermaster Corps |
| ASN | 01590860 |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 8 (17 May – 16 July 1943) |
| Section | 5A |
| Teams | IPW 33, IPW 24 |
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Hans Louis Trefousse (December 18, 1921–January 8, 2010) was a German-American author and historian of the Reconstruction Era and World War II. He was a long-time professor (and professor emeritus) at Brooklyn College from 1950 to 1998. He also taught as a distinguished professor of history at Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Biography
He was a long-time professor (and professor emeritus) at Brooklyn College from 1950 to 1998. He also taught as a distinguished professor of history at Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Using his GI Bill benefits, Trefousse studied history at Columbia University, receiving his M.A.
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. Trefousse initially was interested in diplomatic history, and his first book, based on his dissertation, was German and American Neutrality, 1939–1941. * *German and American Neutrality, 1939–1941 (1951) *Benjamin Franklin Wade: Radical Republican from Ohio (1953) *Ben Butler: The South Called Him Beast!
(1957), detailing the military governor's harsh but efficient administration of New Orleans, Louisiana, after its surrender to the U.S. (1957) *The Cold War (1965) *The Radical Republicans: Lincoln's Vanguard for Racial Justice (1969) *Reconstruction: America's First Effort at Racial Democracy (1971) *Impeachment of a President: Andrew Johnson, the Blacks, and Reconstruction (1975) *Lincoln's Decision for Emancipation (1975) *Carl Schurz: A Biography (1982) *Pearl Harbor: The Continuing Controversy (1982) *Andrew Johnson (1989). 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.
Army in 1971, after 28 years of service. *Historical Dictionary of Reconstruction (1991) *Thaddeus Stevens: Nineteenth-Century Egalitarian (1997) *Rutherford B. Hayes (2002) *"First Among Equals": Abraham Lincoln's Reputation During His Administration (2005)
Attached is a magazine article, from "Military History Magazine" dated April 19, 2002 titled "Through an Interrogator’s Eyes" by Paul A. 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!
Navy during the American Civil War. Wade and Thaddeus Stevens, as well as Presidents Andrew Johnson and Rutherford B. He gained media attention during Bill Clinton's impeachment for drawing comparisons to Johnson's impeachment.
Trefousse was a Ritchie Boy. Thomsen and Joshua Spivak, who spoke with/interviewed Lt. Trefousse, who looks back on Ernest Hemingway, the liberation of Paris, and the Nazi occupation of Europe in the article.
Trefousse retired from the U.S. 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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Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 89 |
| Class_ASN | 590860 |
| Class_Name | TREFOUSSE, Hans L. |
| match_method | asn_partial_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Sources
- Wikipedia: Hans L. Trefousse
- Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
- NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
- 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
- Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-12-25 (1 post)