Joseph Frazier Wall (July 10, 1920 in Des Moines, Iowa – October 9, 1995) was an American historian and professor of history at Grinnell College. His biography of Andrew Carnegie won the Bancroft Prize in 1971, and he was later nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for his biography on the Du Pont family. He graduated from Grinnell College, Harvard University, and Columbia University. References External links Liane Ellison Norman, "Joseph Frazier Wall (1920-1995): Andrew Carnegie's Greatest Historian," CARNEGIE, Jan.-Feb. 1996 1920 births 1995 deaths Writers from Des Moines, Iowa Grinnell College faculty 20th-century American historians American male non-fiction writers Bancroft Prize winners Historians from Iowa 20th-century American male writers Grinnell College alumni Harvard University alumni Columbia University alumni