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Gabor S. Boritt 1940-2026 - Thomas Lapsley - 02-03-2026 10:39 PM
It was announced this morning that noted Lincoln scholar Gabor S. Boritt has passed away at the age of 86.
RE: Gabor S. Boritt 1940-2026 - Gene C - 02-04-2026 07:10 AM
His obituary from the Gettysburg Connection.
After reading this, he is a man I wish I had known.
https://gettysburgconnection.org/obituary-gabor-boritt-immigrant-refugee-turned-renowned-scholar-of-lincoln-and-american-civil-war-history-dies-at-86/
RE: Gabor S. Boritt 1940-2026 - Rob Wick - 02-07-2026 02:47 PM
He was a very respected scholar.
Best
Rob
RE: Gabor S. Boritt 1940-2026 - mbgross - 02-08-2026 06:58 PM
He was a kind and generous man, to which I can personally testify. Founder of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg and a towering giant in the Lincoln field.
RE: Gabor S. Boritt 1940-2026 - David Lockmiller - 02-11-2026 10:09 AM
Paragraph from article in today's New York Times:
Boritt worked briefly in a hat factory in New York before heading west, to find what he had been told was the real America. Along the way, he used a booklet of Lincoln’s writings to teach himself English.