Pulitzer Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 109 (2025) Winner
Benjamin Nathans
ベンジャミン・ナサンズ
Benjamin Nathans
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1962 （Baltimore, Maryland, USA）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- United States
Career
- Occupations
- historian, professor
- Active Years
- 1995-2025
- Affiliations
- University of Pennsylvania, Indiana University Bloomington
- Influenced By
- Reggie Zelnik
- Nominations
- Cundill History Prize Shortlist (2025)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park School of Baltimore | — | High School | High School Diploma | ~1979 | USA |
| Yale University | — | Undergraduate | BA | ~1984 | USA |
| University of Tübingen | — | — | — | 1984 | West Germany |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | History and Jewish Studies | PhD | 1980年代-1995 | USA |
Park School of Baltimore
High School
Degree:
High School Diploma
Period:
~1979
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
USA
Graduated high school
Yale University
Undergraduate
Degree:
BA
Period:
~1984
Year of Graduation:
1984
Country:
USA
Bachelor of Arts
University of Tübingen
Period:
1984
Country:
West Germany
Studied post-graduation
University of California, Berkeley
History and Jewish Studies
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1980年代-1995
Year of Graduation:
1995
Country:
USA
PhD thesis: Beyond the Pale: The Jewish Encounter with Russia, 1840-1900
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction | To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement | General Nonfiction | Pulitzer Prize Board | 受賞 |
| 2025 | Pushkin House Russian Book Prize | To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement | — | Pushkin House | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Koret Jewish Book Award | Beyond the Pale: The Jewish Encounter with Late Imperial Russia | — | Koret Foundation | 受賞 |
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
2025
Work:
To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement
Category:
General Nonfiction
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize Board
Result:
受賞
Pushkin House Russian Book Prize
2025
Work:
To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement
Organization:
Pushkin House
Result:
受賞
Koret Jewish Book Award
2003
Work:
Beyond the Pale: The Jewish Encounter with Late Imperial Russia
Organization:
Koret Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
1 appearances
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Edition 68 (2025) Winner
Works
Major Works
Beyond the Pale: The Jewish Encounter with Late Imperial Russia
2002 Historical NonfictionFocuses on Jews who lived, literally or figuratively, outside the Pale of Settlement in Russia.
Jewish historyRussian EmpirePale of Settlement
To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement
2024 Historical NonfictionThe many lives of the Soviet dissident movement.
Soviet UnionDissident movementHuman rights
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- AcademicDetailed archival research
- Recurring Motifs
- Jewish experiencesRussian history
Legacy
Renowned historian of Russian and Jewish history, Pulitzer Prize winner.
Trivia
- His father, Daniel Nathans, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1978.