David R. Chesnutt

David Rogers Chesnutt
Born 1940
Athens, Alabama, United States
Died December 15, 2014
Hardwick, Vermont, United States
Known for The Papers of Henry Laurens
Spouse(s) Elizabeth H. Dow[1]
Academic background
Alma mater University of Alabama, Auburn University, University of Georgia
Academic work

David Rogers Chesnutt (1940 – December 15, 2014) was an American historian and editor.

Life

Chesnutt was born in Athens, Alabama, and earned academic degrees at University of Alabama (1962), Auburn University (1967) and the University of Georgia (1973).[2]

Chesnutt was in the History Department at the University of South Carolina for 35 years as Research Professor. His major work was The Papers of Henry Laurens, serving as Associate Editor and then Editor. As part of that project he was influential in moving the scholarly editing project to digital technologies, which was ground-breaking at the time.[2]

For more than two decades Chesnutt served on the South Carolina Historical Records Advisory Board.[2] He was an important figure in the foundation and early development of the Text Encoding Initiative and active in the Association for Computers and the Humanities.[3][4]

In 2005 Chesnutt was awarded the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina's "highest civilian honor for extraordinary lifetime achievement and service to the state and nation".[5][6][7]

Chesnutt died in Hardwick, Vermont, on December 15, 2014, of throat cancer.[1]

Awards

Selected works

volumes 5–10 edited by George C. Rogers and Chesnutt; volumes 11–16 edited by Chesnutt and C. James Taylor; LCCN 67-29381

References

  1. 1 2 "David Rogers Chesnutt Obituary: View David Chesnutt's Obituary by The State". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  2. 1 2 3 "SEDIT-L archives - December 2014 (#7)". Listserv.umd.edu. 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  3. Syd Bauman-7. "tei-l - David R. Chesnutt". Tei-l.970651.n3.nabble.com. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  4. "Appendix G Prefatory Notes - The TEI Guidelines". Tei.oucs.ox.ac.uk. 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  5. 1 2 "Order of the Palmetto Presented to David Chesnutt". Shrab.palmettohistory.org. 2005-03-14. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  6. "Remarks Delivered by David R. Chesnutt on being awarded the Governor’s Order of the Palmetto". Shrab.palmettohistory.org. 2005-03-14. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  7. Haynie, Rachel (2005-03-25). "Henry Laurens scholar receives Order of the Palmetto | www.thecolumbiastar.com". Columbia Star. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  8. "Distinguished Service Award | The Association for Documentary Editing". Documentaryediting.org. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  9. "Lyman H. Butterfield Award | The Association for Documentary Editing". Documentaryediting.org. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  10. "Julian P. Boyd Award | The Association for Documentary Editing". Documentaryediting.org. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  11. "The Papers of Henry Laurens". Sc.edu. 2004-01-01. Retrieved 2015-07-01.

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