William Y. Thompson

William Young Thompson (October 15, 1922 – April 12, 2013) was an historian affiliated from 1955 through 1988 with Louisiana Tech University at Ruston in Lincoln Parish in north Louisiana. A specialist in the history of his native American South, Thompson served as chairman of the university history department from 1965 until his retirement, when he became professor emeritus.

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William Y. Thompson
Birth dateOctober 15, 1922
Birth nameWilliam Young Thompson
Birth place
Louisiana , Baton Rouge Louisiana , East Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana , United States
Date of deathApril 12, 2013
Place of death
Louisiana , Ouachita Parish Louisiana , Monroe Louisiana
Residence
Louisiana , South Carolina , Laurens County South Carolina , Lincoln Parish Louisiana , Clinton South Carolina , Ruston Louisiana
Resting place
Louisiana , Ruston Louisiana
Education
University of Alabama
Emory University
University of North Carolina

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