Modris Eksteins
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About
Canadian historian whose book Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age won the Ferguson Prize.
Before fame
He emigrated to Canada as a child and attended Upper Canada College.
Trivia
He developed a special interest in German history and modern culture.
Family life
He was the son of a Baptist minister.
Associated with
He and Bill Clinton were both Rhodes scholars.
