Joseph A. Amato

Joseph A. Amato
Amato in 2017
Born(1938-08-31)August 31, 1938
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedJanuary 24, 2025(2025-01-24) (aged 86)
OccupationAuthor, scholar
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BA)
Université Laval (MA)
University of Rochester (PhD)
Website
www.josephaamato.com

Joseph Anthony Amato (August 31, 1938 – January 24, 2025) was an American author and scholar. Amato was a history professor and university dean of local and regional history. He wrote extensively on European intellectual and cultural history, and the history of Southwestern Minnesota. After retiring, he continued publishing history books, as well as five poetry collections and his first novel.