birth_date: 1921-03-31 00:00:00
avg_rating: 4.14
name: Merrill D. Peterson
about: Merrill Daniel Peterson was a history professor at the University of Virginia. After spending two years at Kansas State University, Peterson earned his B.A. at the University of Kansas and then took his Ph.D. in the history of American civilization at Harvard University. Before teaching at the University of Virginia, he taught at Brandeis and Princeton.
death_date: 2009-09-23 00:00:00