George D. Wolf

Born in 1923, George D. Wolf was an American historian whose work centered on Pennsylvania history and American studies. Archive and library records identify him as the author of The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784, a study of frontier society, and William Warren Scranton: Pennsylvania Statesman.

Sources connected with Penn State describe him as a professor of American Studies and History at the university’s Capitol Campus, and later a former dean of the faculty there. Contemporary book information also presents him as a writer deeply engaged with Pennsylvania public life, with experience connected to gubernatorial administrations as well as historical scholarship.

His writing is remembered for bringing regional history into focus through politics, community life, and the lived experience of early settlers. Public memorial records indicate that George Dugan Wolf lived from 1923 to 2021.