Reinhard H. Luthin

Reinhard Henry Luthin (January 26, 1905 – November 24, 1962) was a historian best known for his contribution to the study of President Abraham Lincoln.

As a Fulbright Scholar, he studied and taught as a Professor of American and European history at the University of Decca, Pakistan, for one year.

In 1947, Columbia University received a $1.5 million bequest from Frederic Bancroft, a former librarian, author and lecturer.

[citation needed] Luthin died of cancer at age 57 at his home in Manhattan, New York City.

[4] His 1960 work The Real Abraham Lincoln was called "meticulous" still in 1978 by historian and Lincoln-expert James A.