David B. Danbom | |
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Born | 1947 Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Education | Ph.D., Stanford University |
Employer(s) | Professor of agricultural history, North Dakota State University, Retired 2010 |
Known for | Historian, Author |
Spouse | Karen |
David B. Danbom (born 1947[ citation needed ]) is a historian, author, and was a professor of agricultural history at North Dakota State University, for more than forty years. Danbom spent nine years on the Fargo Historic Preservation Commission. Danbom also served as president of the Agricultural History Society. [1] [2]
Danbom received his degree in history at Colorado State University in 1969, and graduated in 1974, with his Ph.D., from Stanford University. After graduation, he began his teaching career at North Dakota State University, until retiring in 2010. [2]
Danbom, participated in a discussion on the history of the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and its activities, in 1990, and answered questions during the event. [3] He has authored numerous books and articles, focusing on agriculture and the history of agriculture in the rural west, and been the recipient of several teaching awards.
He was a frequent contributor to the Fargo Forum newspaper, writing more than 100 opinion editorial columns, until his retirement, when he and his wife, Karen, moved to Loveland, Colorado. [1] [2]
The Industrialization of Agriculture, Ph.D. Department of History, Stanford University, 1974. [11]
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