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| name = Gilbert Fite
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| birth_name = Gilbert Courtland Fite
| birth_date = {{birth date|1918|05|14}}
| birth_place = Santa Fe, Logan County, Ohio
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|07|13|1918|05|14}}
| death_place = Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida
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| burial_place = Memorial Gardens, First Christian Church
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| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|University of South Dakota|University of Missouri}}
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| spouse = Alberta June Goodwin
| children = Jack Preston Fite
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'''Gilbert Fite''' (1918–2010) was an American historian, especially influential for his work in [[agricultural history]]. Fite lived his early life in South Dakota and received his education through the master's level in that state. After completing an M.A. in history at the [[University of South Dakota]], he completed his doctoral studies at the [[University of Missouri]], where he received the Ph.D.<ref name="my605">{{cite web|title=Pure Pierre Politics|url=http://my605.com/pierrereview/?p=2432}}</ref>
{{external media | width = 210px | align = right | headerimage= | video1 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?30441-1/richard-b-russell-jr ''Booknotes'' interview with Fite on ''Richard B. Russell, Jr., Senator From Georgia'', August 2, 1992] [[C-SPAN]]}}▼
Fite spent most of his academic career at the [[University of Oklahoma]]. He also held the Richard B. Russell chair in American history at the [[University of Georgia]]. Fite wrote many books and articles for academic historical journals. His books included:
* ''Peter Norbeck, Prairie Statesman'' (1948)<ref>{{cite book|title=Peter Norbeck, Prairie Statesman |last=Fite |first=Gilbert Courtland |year=1948 |publisher=South Dakota State Historical Society Press |pages=1-227 |isbn=978-0974919508 |url={{google books|IWcaAQAAIAAJ|plainurl=y}}}}</ref>
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Fite also served as president of the Agricultural History Society (1960–1961), and from 1971 to 1976 he was president of [[Eastern Illinois University]].<ref name="castle">{{cite web|url=http://castle.eiu.edu/media/viewstory.php?action=118|title=Former EIU President Gilbert Fite Dies at 92|publisher=Eastern Illinois University}}</ref>
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