Stephen A. Schuker: key obituary facts
Is Stephen A. Schuker dead? Yes. Stephen A. Schuker died on October 8, 2026, at age 87.
Cause of death: Stephen A. Schuker's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Stephen A. Schuker known for?
He was an American historian.
More about Stephen A. Schuker
Born: 1 January 1939.
Gender: male.
Occupation: historian.
Nationality: United States.
Education: Harvard University, Cornell University.
Employer: University of Virginia.
Awards: George Louis Beer Prize.
Also known as: Stephen Alan Schuker.
Stephen A.
Schuker, an American historian who served as William W. Corcoran Professor of History at the University of Virginia, died October 8, 2026, aged 87.
He studied at Cornell University, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1959. In 1958, Cornell awarded him a $500 prize as its outstanding history student. He went on to Harvard University, where he received a master’s degree in 1962 and a doctorate in 1969. Schuker wrote The End of French Predominance in Europe, a book about the circumstances that led to adoption of the 1924 Dawes Plan. Historian Walter A. McDougall described the book as the definitive work on those circumstances. Schuker’s academic career included his appointment to the Corcoran professorship at Virginia, where he held the named chair in history.