What is Donald Kagan?
[[File:Dkaganbiopic.png|thumb|Donald Kagan]] '''Donald Kagan''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|eɪ|g|ən}}; May 1, 1932 – August 6, 2021) was a Lithuanian-born American historian. He worked at [[Yale University]] focusing in [[ancient Greece]]. He was known for writing about the [[Peloponnesian War]]. He also taught at [[Cornell University]]. Kagan was born in [[Kuršėnai]], [[Lithuania]] and was raised in [[New York City]]. He was seen as a [[Neoconservatism|neo-conservative]]. Kagan died on August 6, 2021 at a retirement home in [[Washington, D.C.]] at the age of 89.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/donald-kagan-leading-neo-conservative-historian-dead-at-89/|title=Donald Kagan, leading neo-conservative historian, dead at 89|publisher=Times of Israel|accessdate=August 11, 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kagan, Donald}} [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:American historians]] [[Category:American political writers]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States]] [[Category:Cornell University faculty]] [[Category:Lithuanian writers]] [[Category:Writers from New York City]] [[Category:Writers from Washington, D.C.]] {{US-bio-stub}}