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Victor Davis Hanson Biography
| Name | Victor Davis Hanson |
|---|---|
| birth name | Victor Davis Hanson |
| Nationality | American |
| Place of birth / city | Fowler, Calif., |
| ethnicity | White |
| Profession | Historian |
| Net worth | N/A |
| eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | salt and paper |
| Famous for | Writer, historian, farmer |
| Married | Yes |
| Married to | N/A |
| Kids | Pauline Davis Hanson Steinback, William Frank Hanson and Susannah Merry Hanson |
| Divorce | N/A |
| Education | Stanford University, University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Awards | National Humanities Medal |
| Brothers | Alfred HansonNils Hanson |
| Books | The Saving Generals: How Five Great Commanders Saved Wars That Were… |
Victor Davis Hanson is an American columnist, military historian, scholar of ancient warfare, and a former classics professor. He was born on September 5, 1953 and raised on a family farm in Selma, California in the San Joaquin Valley. His father was an educator and university administrator and his mother was a lawyer and judge. Along with his fraternal twin Alfred and his older brother Nils, he went to public school and graduated from Selma High School. Hanson earned his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz and his Ph.D. in classics from Stanford University.
Hanson has been a commentator on contemporary politics and modern warfare for The Washington Times, National Review, and other media outlets. Since 2004, he has also been a Visiting Professor at Hillsdale College, as well as Emeritus Professor of Classics at California State University, Fresno. Aside from all this, he is perhaps best known for his 2001 bestseller Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise of Western Power.
Hanson also writes a weekly column associated with Tribune Media Services and has been syndicated in The New York Times, The New Criterion, and American Heritage among various publications. In 2006, she started blogging at PJ Media. She currently works as a California Studies Fellow at the Claremont Institute and a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Not only that she is also working as a professor emeritus at California State University and has created the classics program at that institution
President George W. Bush awarded him the National Humanities Medal in 2007 for his hard work. He is one of the best columnists of all time. His fearless attitude to speak his mind and his ability to share his point of view on current events, politics and even the politician including Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton etc. through the books of him, are remarkable.
Preceding his personal life, he never mentioned his wife or any information related to her. However, he has a son named William Frank Hanson and also had a daughter Susannah Merry Hanson but unfortunately, he lost her daughter in November 2014 due to illness. She was a wonderful girl and her father’s love. It was a great loss for Hanson and the most difficult time of his life.
He has always been successful at what he does and it is only because of his passion and dedication towards his work. Although there were many obstacles in his professional and personal life, she never gave up and remains strong. To know more about him, including his personal life, salary, net worth, recent books and articles, etc., the information is provided in his bio.