Editing Hubert Howe Bancroft (section)

{{short description|19th and 20th-century American historian and ethnologist}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Hubert Howe Bancroft
| image = Hubert Howe Bancroft.jpg
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| caption =
| birth_date = May 5, 1832
| birth_place = [[Granville, Ohio]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1918|3|2|1832|5|5}}
| death_place = [[Walnut Creek, California]]
| other_names =
| known_for = Early histories of the North American west
| occupation = Historian
| signature = Signature of Hubert Howe Bancroft (1832–1918).png
}}

'''Hubert Howe Bancroft''' (May 5, 1832 – March 2, 1918) was an American historian and [[ethnologist]] who wrote, published, and collected works concerning the [[Western United States]], [[Texas]], [[California]], [[Alaska]], [[Mexico]], [[Central America]], and [[British Columbia]].