Residence San Antonio, Texas Education Princeton University Role Columnist | Name T. Fehrenbach Spouse(s) Lillian Fehrenbach | |
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Born January 12, 1925 ( 1925-01-12 ) San Benito, Texas, U.S. Occupation Historian
Columnist for San Antonio Express-News and other publications Died December 1, 2013, San Antonio, Texas, United States Books This Kind of War: The Classic K, Lone Star: A History of Texas an, Comanches: The Destructi, US Marines in Action, Fire and Blood: A History of | ||
T r fehrenbach a simple tribute
Theodore Reed "T. R." Fehrenbach, Jr. (January 12, 1925 – December 1, 2013) was an American historian, columnist, and the former head of the Texas Historical Commission (1987-1991). He graduated from Princeton University in 1947, and had published more than twenty books, including the best seller Lone Star: A History of Texas and Texans and This Kind of War, about the Korean War.
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Although he served as a U.S. Army officer during the Korean War, his own service is not mentioned in the book. Fehrenbach also wrote for Esquire, The Atlantic, The Saturday Evening Post, and The New Republic. He was known as an authority on Texas, Mexico, and the Comanche people. For almost 30 years, he wrote a weekly column on Sundays for the San Antonio Express-News. On August 23, 2013, T.R. Fehrenbach announced that he would retire from writing columns because of declining health. T.R. Fehrenbach died of a congenital heart defect at Northeast Baptist Hospital in San Antonio on December 1, 2013.
T. R. Fehrenbach Award
The Texas Historical Commission gives this award to recognize books about Texas history and pre-history. The award is given annually.