Joseph Frazier Wall

Joseph Frazier Wall (July 10, 1920 in Des Moines, Iowa – October 9, 1995) was an American historian and professor of history at Grinnell College.[1]

His biography of Andrew Carnegie won the Bancroft Prize in 1971, and he was later nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for his biography on the Du Pont family.[2]

References
  1. Saxon, Wolfgang (October 13, 1995). "Joseph F. Wall, 75; Wrote Biographies Of Business Leaders" – via NYTimes.com.
  2. "Joseph Frazier Wall". carnegiemuseums.org.


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