E. A. Reitan

Earl Aaron Reitain (May 3, 1925 – October 15, 2015) was an American historian.

[1] He was born in Grove City, Minnesota and served in World War II as a United States Army rifleman.

He was awarded both the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star Medal for his service.

[1] Reitan attended Concordia College after the war and was awarded a doctorate in 1954 from the University of Illinois.

[1] Reitan's first article on the civil list of Georgian Britain was called "seminal" by W. A. Speck, who also called his Politics, Finance and the People the "definitive account of the campaign for economical reform".