List of Famous people with last name Boorstin

Daniel J. Boorstin

First Name Daniel

Last Name Boorstin

Born on October 1, 1914

Died on February 28, 2004 (aged 89)

Born in United States of America, Georgia

Daniel Joseph Boorstin was an American historian at the University of Chicago who wrote on many topics in American and world history. He was appointed the twelfth Librarian of the United States Congress in 1975 and served until 1987. He was instrumental in the creation of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress.

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