Editing J. H. Hexter (section)

==Early career==
Jack Hexter was born in [[Memphis, Tennessee]], and was awarded a BA by the [[University of Cincinnati]] in 1931.<ref name=Guggenheim>{{cite web |title=J. H. Hexter – John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation… |url=https://www.gf.org/fellows/j-h-hexter/ |website=www.gf.org}}</ref><ref name=Davis1997>{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=R. W. |title=J.H. Hexter (1910–96) – AHA |url=https://www.historians.org/perspectives-article/j-h-hexter-1910-96-march-1997/ |website=www.historians.org |access-date=24 November 2024 |date=1 March 1997}}</ref>  He received his MA (1933) and PhD (1937) from [[Harvard University]].<ref name=Davis1997/> His research interests encompassed both political and intellectual history, as witnessed by his first two books, one a history of the parliamentary conflict leading up to the Civil War, and the other a nuanced textual interpretation of [[Thomas More|Thomas More's]] [[Utopia (More book)|''Utopia'']].<ref name=Davis1997/>