Walter L. Buenger

Quick Facts

Full Name	Walter L. Buenger
Occupation	Historian
Date Of Birth	Jan 19, 1951(1951-01-19)
Age	73
Birthplace	Fort Stockton
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Capricorn

Walter L. Buenger Biography

Walter L. Buenger is one of the most popular and richest Historian who was born on January 19, 1951 in Fort Stockton, Texas, United States. Walter Louis Buenger (born January 19th 1951) is a historian of Texas along with of the American South and, since 2017 he is a professor of historical studies in the University of Texas in Austin, Texas.

In September of 2018 it was reported that a group of experts charged with giving advice to on the State Board of Education on social studies curriculum reforms suggested that teachers not refer to defenders of The Alamo as “heroic” The suggestion drew the ire from Republican governor Greg Abbott, a candidate for re-election in November’s 6 general election. Abbott urged the voters to voice their opposition to the plan to the district representative who sits on the Texas Board of Education. The recommendation was part of a number of hundred changes, additions, and modifications suggested by the advisory committee. The panel said “heroic” is “a value(s)-charged word.” Buenger claimed that he could comprehend why the word “heroic is a source of contention: “Many times the Alamo gets boiled down, as it often does in movies, to the Mexicans are the bad guys and the good guys are good Anglos in coonskin caps.” Buenger said that at the very least six Mexicans who identified themselves as Texians fighting alongside the American defense forces: “Part of the problem with the word heroic may be that it’s too simplistic,” Buenger stated. After public hearings and the Board of Education voted to modify their Texas course in history to pay tribute “to the heroism of the diverse defenders who gave their lives” at the Alamo.

Buenger’s 2001 publication The Path to a Modern South: Northeast Texas Between Reconstruction and the Great Depression was awarded the Coral H. Tullis Award which is awarded every year to a work that is a focus on Texas. Buenger is a fellow, former vice president (2009-2010) and the current Chief Historian for the Texas State Historical Association.

Walter L. Buenger Net Worth

Walter L. Buenger is one of the richest Historian from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Walter L. Buenger 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Buenger earned the three degrees he earned that include Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts and Ph.D. at Rice University in Houston in 1973 1977, 1979, and 1973 according to. Then, in the year 28 Buenger joined the faculty of history of Texas A&M University. He became the head of the department of History in

2002. He remained in the position until the year 2017 when he was appointed the Summerlee Foundation Chair in Texas History at the University of Texas at Austin. In the same year, he was appointed the Chief Historian of TSHA. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA).

The Buengers live in Austin, Texas, have one daughter, Carl Davis Buenger (born in the year. 1988) that was a graduate of Rice University with a mathematics degree in the year 2010. Their child, Erin Channing Buenger, passed away in 2009 from neuroblastoma-related pediatric cancer at the age 11. A former U.S. Representative Chet Edwards who was a Buenger close friend of the family, authored an effective bill that allocated $150 million for the treatment of neuroblastoma and other cancers. The bill was adopted into law in July 2008 by U.S. President George W. Bush in July 2008.

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Walter Ranked on the list of most popular Historian. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Walter L. Buenger celebrates birthday on January 19 of every year.