John W. Cell

{{Short description|American historian}}

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| death_date = October 26, 2001

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| alma mater = Duke University

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| occupation = Historian

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John W. Cell (1935-2001) was an American historian.{{Cite journal |last=Moore |first=Michael J. |date=2001 |title=In Memory of John W. “Jack” Cell (1935-2001) |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/albion/article/in-memory-of-john-w-jack-cell-19352001/80209A10624C08348D4268046E119762 |journal=Albion |language= |volume=33 |issue=4 |pages=712–712 |doi=10.1017/S0095139000068411 |issn=0095-1390|doi-access=free }} He was a professor of history at Duke University, and the author of several books, including one comparing segregation in South Africa and the United States.{{cite journal |last1=Watson |first1=Rick |title=John Cell: The Passing of a Leading Comparative Scholar of South Africa and the United States |journal=Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Studies |date=2002 |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=1 |doi=10.1080/17533170200303103 |s2cid=146925612 }} He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1986.{{cite web |title=John W. Cell |url=https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/john-w-cell/ |website=John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation |access-date=July 19, 2018}}