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The title of DeWitt Clinton Professor of American History has been bestowed upon some of Columbia's most distinguished Americanist historians. It is named for DeWitt Clinton, a Columbia College alumnus who became Governor of New York.
The chair has been held by:
- Allan Nevins
- Richard Hofstadter
- Eric Foner (current)