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George Reid Andrews

American historian (born 1951)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 2, 2026
Entity authorityQ30223702 ↗
Source-derived summary

George Reid Andrews is an American historian of Afro-Latin America, and currently a distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “George Reid Andrews” as american historian (born 1951). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around George, Reid and Andrews.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current 21-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1951-01-01. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with George, Reid and Andrews providing the first useful test.
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A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “George Reid Andrews”, the useful work is to connect “american historian (born 1951)” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q30223702. VIAF identifies the subject as 91763500. The Library of Congress control number is n80068459. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.

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This entry incorporates text from “George Reid Andrews” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.