Leo Gershoy was a history professor at New York University 1940-1975. In his name the American Historical Association awards an annual prize for the best new book on 17th or 18th century European history. An annual lecture at New York University is also named for him.
Gershoy, Leo (1932). The French Revolution, 1789-1799. International Thomson Publishing. ISBN 978-0030828324.
Gershoy, Leo (1933). The French Revolution and Napoleon. Appleton-Century.
Gershoy, Leo (1963). From despotism to revolution, 1763-1789. Rise of modern Europe. Harper & Row.
Gershoy, Leo (1979). The Era of the French Revolution, 1789-1799: Ten Years That Shook the World. Rise of modern Europe. Krieger Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0898747188.