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Nov 1, 2016 · For his 21st birthday, his parents gave him an Underwood typewriter along with a poem encouraging him to write a “book of worth.” McNeill graduated in 1938 from the University of Chicago, where he served as editor of the student newspaper.
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William McNeill was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the son of theologian and educator John T. McNeill, where he lived until age ten. The family then moved to Chicago, while spending summers on a family farm on Canada's Prince Edward Island .
Jul 13, 2016 · July 13, 2016 at 4:50 p.m. EDT. William H. McNeill, a prize-winning historian who wove the stories of civilizations into the landmark “The Rise of the West” and helped pioneer the history of...
Jul 12, 2016 · His father, John McNeill, was a historian of Christianity whose efforts to tell the story of faith through the connections among denominations inspired his son. McNeill arrived at the University of Chicago as a 10-year-old when his father was appointed to the University faculty.
Jul 13, 2016 · His father, John T. McNeill, was a theologian and Medieval historian who sought to find common beliefs among Christians worldwide; the younger McNeill would see his scholarship as a secular version of his father’s calling.
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Jul 12, 2016 · In addition to his son John, he is survived by another son, Andrew, and two daughters, Ruth McNeill and Deborah McNeill; and 11 grandchildren. After the war, he earned his doctorate at...
