Pulitzer Prize for History
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Edition 7 (1924) Winner
Charles Howard McIlwain
チャールズ・ハワード・マクイルウェイン
Chāruzu Hōwādo Makiruwein
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1871-03-15 （Saltsburg, Pennsylvania）
- Died
- 1968-06-01 （Unknown） age 97
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Saltsburg, Pennsylvania → Princeton, New Jersey → Cambridge, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- historian, medievalist, political scientist, university professor
- Active Years
- 1894-1968
- Affiliations
- Miami University, Princeton University, Bowdoin College, Harvard University, University of Oxford
- Memberships
- American Historical Association (President 1935–1936), Medieval Academy of America (Fellow), American Philosophical Society, British Academy (Corresponding Fellow)
- Influenced
- Henry Friendly
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University | — | History | AB | 1890-1894 | United States |
| Princeton University | — | History | MA | 1894-1898 | United States |
| Harvard University | — | History | AM | 1901-1903 | United States |
Princeton University
History
Degree:
AB
Period:
1890-1894
Year of Graduation:
1894
Country:
United States
Bachelor's degree
Princeton University
History
Degree:
MA
Period:
1894-1898
Year of Graduation:
1898
Country:
United States
Master's degree
Harvard University
History
Degree:
AM
Period:
1901-1903
Year of Graduation:
1903
Country:
United States
Master's degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Pulitzer Prize for History | The American Revolution: A Constitutional Interpretation | — | Columbia University | Winner |
| 1941 | Honorary Doctorate | — | — | University of Chicago | Recipient |
| 1951 | Honorary Doctorate | — | — | Yale University | Recipient |
Pulitzer Prize for History
1924
Work:
The American Revolution: A Constitutional Interpretation
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Honorary Doctorate
1941
Organization:
University of Chicago
Result:
Recipient
Honorary Doctorate
1951
Organization:
Yale University
Result:
Recipient
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The High Court of Parliament and Its Supremacy
1910 HistoryDiscusses the High Court of Parliament and its supremacy.
constitutional history
The Political Works of James I
1918 HistoryEdited collection of political treatises and speeches of James VI and I.
political thought
The American Revolution: A Constitutional Interpretation
1923 HistoryArgues the American Revolution arose from disagreement over UK constitution interpretation. Pulitzer winner.
American Revolutionconstitutional history
The Growth of Political Thought in the West
1932 History of Political ThoughtGrowth of political thought from Greeks to end of Middle Ages.
political thought
Constitutionalism: Ancient and Modern
1940 Constitutional HistoryIdentifies government power and independent judiciary as bases of constitutionalism, discusses Roman and English roots of US constitutionalism.
constitutionalism
Bibliography
- The High Court of Parliament and Its Supremacy (1910)
- The Political Works of James I (1918, ed.)
- The American Revolution: A Constitutional Interpretation (1923)
- The Growth of Political Thought in the West (1932)
- The Historian's Part in a Changing World (1936)
- Constitutionalism & the Changing World (1939)
- Constitutionalism Ancient and Modern (1940)
- The Historian (1947)
Legacy
Authority on American constitutional history, medieval history, and political thought. Longtime Harvard professor, Pulitzer Prize winner, and president of the American Historical Association.
Academic Societies
- American Historical Association
- Medieval Academy of America
Archives
- Princeton University Library
Trivia
- Worked as a law clerk in Pittsburgh and admitted to Pennsylvania bar in 1897.
- Served as George Eastman Visiting Professor at Oxford in 1944.
- Appointed as one of the first preceptors at Princeton by Woodrow Wilson.