Benjamin P. Thomas
Benjamin Platt Thomas (February 22, 1902 – November 29, 1956) was an American historian and biographer of Abraham Lincoln. In 1952 he published a best-selling one volume biography on Lincoln entitled Abraham Lincoln: A Biography (Knopf, 1952). Thomas killed himself on November 29, 1956. Three days before, his doctor had confirmed Thomas's suspicion, that since the preceding summer, he had throat cancer.
Benjamin P. Thomas | |
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| Born | Benjamin Platt Thomas February 22, 1902 |
| Died | November 29, 1956 (aged 54) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Notable work | Abraham Lincoln: A Biography |
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