Thomas S. Noonan, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetThomas S. Noonan
American historian
Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1938
Date of Death: 15-Jun-2001
Profession: historian
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Thomas S. Noonan
- Thomas Schaub Noonan (January 20, 1938 – June 15, 2001) was an American historian, Slavicist and anthropologist who specialized in early Russian history and Eurasian nomad cultures. Educated at Indiana University, Noonan was, for many years, a Professor of History at the University of Minnesota.
- He was the author of dozens of books and articles and one of the leading authorities on the development of the Kievan Rus and the Khazar Khaganate.
- Noonan placed a great deal of importance on numismatics in understanding economic and social trends.
- He was the mentor of numerous scholars and leading historians.
- In 2001 many of his colleagues honored him by publishing the first of a multivolume collection of articles under the title "Festschrift in Honor of Thomas S.
- Noonan," which was edited by Roman K.
- Kovalev and Heidi M.
- Sherman.
- The second volume appeared in 2005. Noonan died of cancer in 2001.
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