He won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1938 and became the first Provost of Harvard University in 1945 .
Paul Herman Buck ( August 25 , 1899 in Columbus , Ohio -- December 23 , 1978 in Cambridge , Massachusetts ) was an American historian .
Paul Herman Buck won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1938 and became the first Provost of Harvard University in 1945 .
Paul Herman Buck ( August 25 , 1899 in Columbus , Ohio -- December 23 , 1978 in Cambridge , Massachusetts ) was an American historian .