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[[Image:Frederick Jackson Turner.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Frederick Jackson Turner]]

[[Image:Frederick Jackson Turner.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Frederick Jackson Turner]]

'''Frederick Jackson Turner''' (1861 – 1932) was one of the two most influential American historians of the early 20th century.<ref>The other is [[Charles A. Beard]]</ref>  Turner is best known for his 1893 [[Frontier Thesis]] (also called the '''Turner Thesis'''), as well as his his theories of geographical sectionalism, his many PhD students, and his leadership of the history profession. The Turner thesis asserts that the American frontier helped create a solid American identity and gave birth to many of the democratic traditions that created the American political system as we know of it today. The frontier which moved ever westwards created a rugged breed of American who were united in the common love for and freedom.  

'''Frederick Jackson Turner''' (1861 – 1932) was one of the two most influential American historians of the early 20th century.<ref>The other is [[Charles A. Beard]]</ref>  Turner is best known for his 1893 [[Frontier Thesis]] (also called the '''Turner Thesis'''), as well as his his theories of geographical sectionalism, his many PhD students, and his leadership of the history profession. The Turner thesis asserts that the American frontier helped create a solid American identity and gave birth to many of the democratic traditions that created the American political system as we know of it today. The frontier which moved ever westwards created a rugged breed of American who were united in the common love for and freedom. Turner has been criticized for ignoring the contributions of minorities.<ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/40489273?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents</ref>

In recent years western history has seen pitched battles among "Turnerians," "antiTurnerians," "neoTurnerians," and "postTurnerians," with the only point of agreement being his enormous impact on historical scholarship and the American mind.

In recent years western history has seen pitched battles among "Turnerians," "antiTurnerians," "neoTurnerians," and "postTurnerians," with the only point of agreement being his enormous impact on historical scholarship and the American mind.