Paul Wallace Gates | |
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| Born | December 14, 1901 |
| Died | January 5, 1999 (aged 97) |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Known for | Foremost authority on history of United States land law |
Paul Wallace Gates (December 14, 1901 – January 5, 1999) was a professor of history and general historian who is widely considered to be the foremost authority on the history of federal land policy in the United States. Gates wrote 10 books and 75 academic articles, and his magnum opus was History of Public Land Law Development.[1]