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David H. Pinkney (1914–1993) was a renowned scholar in French history author and emeritus professor of History at the University of Washington from 1967 until his retirement in 1984.Pinkney born in Elyria Ohio attended Oberlin College and received his doctorate in history from Harvard University in 1941. During World War II he served in the Office of Strategic Services and the U.S. Navy. After military service Pinkney began his long teaching career at the University of Missouri.