Allen William Trelease (c. 1928/1929–July 15, 2011) was an American historian, author, and professor.
[2] The family moved often and he attended high school in Catonsville, Maryland.
[2] Followed by teaching history for 27 years at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro from 1967 until 1994.
[2] He also briefly served as Dean of Faulty and as the history and government department chair.
[7] He wrote entries for NCPedia, an encyclopedia published by the State Library of North Carolina.