Eric Foner (Historian ) was born in New York City, New York, USA on a Sunday, February 7, 1943 🎈. Eric Foner is 81 years old. He is a Aquarius ♒ and was born in the Year of the Goat 🐐.
A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author, he is best known for his work on post-Civil War Reconstruction. He published his award-winning work, The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery, in 2010.
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| FULL NAME: | Eric Foner |
| BIRTH DATE: | February 7, 1943 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | New York City, New York, USA |
| AGE: | 81 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | White |
| ZODIAC: | Aquarius |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Goat |
About
Eric Foner is a Historian. Eric was born in the 1940s, in the middle of the Baby Boomers Generation generation. Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964, during the post World War II baby boom. This generation is known for Rock and Roll, Woodstock, Elvis, the Beatles, miniskirts, and Barbies. Baby boomers have experienced some of the most important historical events, including the JFK Assassination, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War.
His father was a historian who was blacklisted during the McCarthy Era for supporting civil rights and the trade union movement. Find out who is Eric Foner dating right now.
He graduated summa cum laude from Columbia University in 1963.
DID YOU KNOW He was elected president of the American Historical Association in 2000.
FACT He frequently wrote about Abraham Lincoln’s views on slavery.
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Birthday
Currently, Eric Foner is 81 years old. His next birthday is away. Eric will celebrate his 82nd birthday on a Sunday, February 7th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on February 7, 1943. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Eric Foner’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. People born between the dates of January 20th to February 18th belong to the eleventh sign in the zodiac, Aquarius. Aquarius are known for being self-reliant, clever, and optimistic. Sagittarius is the most compatible sign for Aquarius.
Famous Aquarius celebrities are Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, The Weeknd, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles, Shakira, Jennifer Aniston, Charles Darwin, Justin Timberlake, Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, and Galileo Galilei. Aquarius ruling planet is Uranus. Astrologically, Uranus represents technology, rebellion, and innovation.
Eric Foner was born in the Year of the Goat. Goat symbolizes pureness and preciousness in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Goat are intelligent, creative, charming, compassionate, and gentle. They can also sometimes be unorganized, lazy, pessimistic, insecure, indecisive, anxious, and gullible.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Eric Foner is a 81 years old Historian, born in February, in the Year of the Goat (1943), and is a Aquarius. His life path number is 8. Eric’s birthstone is Amethyst, and his birth flower is Violet. You may also check out all famous birthdays in February or specifically birthdays on February 7.
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