John Baptist Wolf (July 16, 1907 – April 22, 1996) was an American historian, specializing in modern European history.
Born in Ouray, Colorado, on July 16, 1907, Wolf was the son of a German immigrant.
Wolf died of leukemia on April 22, 1996 while living in a retirement community located near Syracuse.
Writing his obituary (AHA Perspectives Dec. 1996), two of his students, Joseph Klaits and John T. O'Connor, recalled "his wit, passion for history, and zest for life" that stimulated his classes.
[2] In retirement Wolf published The Barbary Coast: Algiers under the Turks, 1500-1730 (1979), which was translated into Arabic.