Costa Book Awards
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Edition 15 (1985) Winner
Ben Pimlott
ベン・ピムロット
Ben Pimlott
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1945-07-04 （Merton, Surrey）
- Died
- 2004-04-10 （London） age 58
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Wimbledon → Newcastle → London
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Political biographer, Professor
- Active Years
- 1970-2004
- Affiliations
- Birkbeck College, Goldsmiths, University of London
- Memberships
- Fabian Society
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rokeby School | — | Preparatory school | — | 幼少期 | United Kingdom |
| Marlborough College | — | — | — | 1960年代初頭 | United Kingdom |
| Worcester College, Oxford | Philosophy, Politics and Economics | Politics | BPhil | 1964-1968頃 | United Kingdom |
| Newcastle University | — | Politics Department | PhD | 1970- | United Kingdom |
Rokeby School
Preparatory school
Period:
幼少期
Country:
United Kingdom
Preparatory school in Wimbledon
Marlborough College
Period:
1960年代初頭
Country:
United Kingdom
Public school
Worcester College, Oxford
Philosophy, Politics and Economics
/ Politics
Degree:
BPhil
Period:
1964-1968頃
Year of Graduation:
1968
Country:
United Kingdom
PPE degree and BPhil in politics
Newcastle University
Politics Department
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1970-
Year of Graduation:
1975
Country:
United Kingdom
Lecturer and PhD
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Whitbread Prize | Hugh Dalton | 伝記 | Whitbread | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Fellow of the British Academy | — | — | British Academy | 選出 |
Whitbread Prize
1986
Work:
Hugh Dalton
Category:
伝記
Organization:
Whitbread
Result:
受賞
Fellow of the British Academy
1996
Organization:
British Academy
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Hugh Dalton
1985 Political biographyBiography of Hugh Dalton. Winner of Whitbread Prize.
Labour Party politicsPost-war Britain
Harold Wilson
1992 Political biographyBiography of Harold Wilson.
Labour leader1960s-70s politics
The Queen: Elizabeth II
1996 Royal biographyStudy of Queen Elizabeth II.
MonarchyPost-war Britain
Bibliography
- Labour and the Left in the 1930s (1977)
- The Trade Unions in British Politics (1982)
- Fabian Essays in Socialist Thought (1984)
- Frustrate their Knavish Tricks (1994)
- Governing London (2002)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed biographical stylePolitically analytical
- Recurring Motifs
- Post-war British politicsLabour PartyMonarchy
Health
-
Intracerebral hemorrhage2004年Contributed to death
-
Acute myeloid leukaemia2004年Cause of death
Legacy
Renowned political biographer of post-war Britain, chaired Fabian Society, Warden of Goldsmiths. Ben Pimlott Prize established.
Academic Societies
- British Academy
In Popular Culture
- Ben Pimlott Building at Goldsmiths
- Ben Pimlott Prize for Political Writing by Fabian Society and The Guardian
Trivia
- Had a pronounced stammer
- Held dual UK-US citizenship
- Contested three elections unsuccessfully
- Mother was American descendant of Pilgrims