Rex A. Wade: key obituary facts
Is Rex A. Wade dead? Yes. Rex A. Wade died on August 16, 2026, at age 89.
Cause of death: Rex A. Wade's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Rex A. Wade known for?
He was an American historian.
More about Rex A. Wade
Born: 1 January 1936.
Gender: male.
Occupation: historian.
Nationality: United States.
Employer: George Mason University.
Also known as: Rex Arvin Wade.
Occupations: Historian, author.
Rex A.
Wade, an American historian who wrote extensively about the 1917 Russian Revolution, died on August 16, 2026, aged 89. Known also as Rex Arvin Wade, he taught Russian and Soviet history at George Mason University from 1986 and had earlier taught at Wisconsin State University, La Crosse, the University of Hawaiʻi and as a visiting professor at the University of North Carolina, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Portland State University.
Born in Piedmont, Kansas, he built a career centered on the February and October Revolutions in Russia and authored numerous books on the subject.