David J. Kent

A lifelong independent Lincoln researcher, David J. Kent is currently the Vice President of Programs for the Abraham Lincoln Group of Washington D.C., and an active member of the Abraham Lincoln Association, Abraham Lincoln Institute, and Lincoln Forum. His activities with the Lincoln Group include monthly meetings with Lincoln scholars, active participation in the Lincoln book discussion group, contributions to the newsletter (including a quarterly book review column), and development of the group’s social communications network and blog. His Lincoln writing includes articles for the Smithsonian Civil War Studies website and The Lincolnian newsletter. He owns over 1200 books about Abraham Lincoln, reads 20-30 Lincoln books a year, and conducts extensive research on Abraham Lincoln and his life. 

David J. Kent is also an award-winning scientist and author of Tesla: The Wizard of Electricity (2013) and Edison: The Inventor of the Modern World (2016), both published by Fall River Press. His website can be found at http://www.davidjkent-writer.com/.