Kenneth T. Jackson

Kenneth T. Jackson
Kenneth T. Jackson
Awards	Bancroft Prize (1986), Great Teacher Award (1999)
Academic background
Education	Memphis State University (BA); University of Chicago (PhD);
Academic work
Discipline	Urban history
Institutions	Air Force Institute of Technology; Columbia University;
Notable students	Janice Min; Rohit Aggarwala; Jonathan Lemire; Suzy Shuster
Notable works	Crabgrass Frontier; The Encyclopedia of New York City

Kenneth Terry Jackson (born 1939) is a professor emeritus of history and social sciences at Columbia University. A frequent television guest, he is best known as an urban historian and a preeminent authority on the history of New York City, where he lives on the Upper West Side.

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