Lloyd_Ultan_(historian)
Lloyd Ultan (historian)
American historian
Lloyd Ultan (born 1938) is a historian and author. A native of the borough of The Bronx in New York City, he was the Bronx borough historian from 1996[1] to 2023.[2] He is a professor of history at Fairleigh Dickinson University's and a member of the adjunct faculty at Lehman College.[3][4] Ultan received a B.A. in history from Hunter College in 1959 and an M.A. in history from Columbia University in 1960.[5]
He has written several books, including The Beautiful Bronx (1920-1950), The Bronx in the Innocent Years: 1890-1925, and Bronx Accent.[6][7] Ultan is renowned for his walking tours.[8] His predecessor as the official Bronx Borough Historian was Dr. William A. Tieck, who served from 1980 to 1996.[9]