Ariel Durant - World Literary Awards

Profile

Gender: Female
Born: 1898-05-10 （Proskurov, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire (now Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine)）
Died: 1981-10-25 （Los Angeles, California） age 83
Nationality: American
Languages: English
Religion: Judaism
Residence History: London (1900-1901) → New York → Los Angeles

Career

Occupations: Historian, Writer
Active Years: 1913-1981
Influenced By: Will Durant

Education

Institution	Faculty	Department	Degree	Period	Country
Ferrer Modern School	—	—	—	—	United States

Ferrer Modern School

Country: United States

Attended as student, met Will Durant

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Category	Organization	Result
1968	Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction	Rousseau and Revolution	—	Columbia University	Winner
1977	Presidential Medal of Freedom	—	—	United States Government	Recipient
1976	Golden Plate Award	—	—	American Academy of Achievement	Recipient

Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction

1968

Work: Rousseau and Revolution

Organization: Columbia University

Result: Winner

Presidential Medal of Freedom

1977

Organization: United States Government

Result: Recipient

Golden Plate Award

1976

Organization: American Academy of Achievement

Result: Recipient

Awards & Nominations

Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction 1 appearances

Edition 7 (1968) Winner

Works

Major Works

The Story of Civilization (Vol. 10: Rousseau and Revolution)

1967 Historical Nonfiction

Co-authored with husband Will Durant, volume 10 of the civilization history series, covering Rousseau era to French Revolution.

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Legacy

Co-authored the 11-volume 'The Story of Civilization' with husband Will Durant, winning the Pulitzer Prize. Made significant contributions to American historiography.

Trivia

Died two weeks after her husband Will Durant.
Married her teacher Will (28) at age 15.
Named after the character Ariel from Shakespeare's The Tempest.