Bancroft Prize
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Edition 12 (1959) Winner
Ernest Samuels
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Ernest Samuels
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1903-05-19 （Chicago, Illinois, U.S.）
- Died
- 1996-02-12 （Evanston, Illinois, U.S.） age 92
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Chicago (birth, early life, later resided) → El Paso, Texas (recovery from tuberculosis, legal practice) → Pullman, Washington (State College of Washington teaching) → Los Angeles, California (visiting professor at USC) → Evanston, Illinois (later life, death)
Career
- Occupations
- university professor, literary scholar, biographer, lawyer
- Active Years
- 1923-1996
- Affiliations
- Northwestern University (faculty), Washington State University (then State College of Washington, instructor), University of Southern California (visiting professor)
- Influenced By
- Henry Adams
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | — | — | Ph.B. | 1919-1923 | United States |
| University of Chicago | — | — | J.D. | 1923-1926 | United States |
| University of Chicago | — | English | M.A. | 1929-1931 | United States |
| University of Chicago | — | English | Ph.D. | 1939-1942 | United States |
University of Chicago
Degree:
Ph.B.
Period:
1919-1923
Year of Graduation:
1923
Country:
United States
University of Chicago
Degree:
J.D.
Period:
1923-1926
Year of Graduation:
1926
Country:
United States
Received J.D.; practiced law thereafter
University of Chicago
English
Degree:
M.A.
Period:
1929-1931
Year of Graduation:
1931
Country:
United States
M.A. in English; during the Depression he practiced law and taught business English, writing a textbook
University of Chicago
English
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1939-1942
Year of Graduation:
1942
Country:
United States
Completed Ph.D. with dissertation "The Early Career of Henry Adams"
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Parkman Prize | Henry Adams (biography) | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Bancroft Prize | Henry Adams (biography) | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1965 | Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography | Henry Adams (the Major Phase, volume 3) | — | Columbia University | 受賞 |
Parkman Prize
Work:
Henry Adams (biography)
Result:
受賞
Bancroft Prize
Work:
Henry Adams (biography)
Result:
受賞
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
1965
Work:
Henry Adams (the Major Phase, volume 3)
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Young Henry Adams
1948 BiographyCovers the early life and formative years of Henry Adams, discussing his education, family background, and the development of his early ideas.
American intellectual historyautobiographical elementslate 19th-century culture
Henry Adams: The Middle Years
1958 BiographyFocuses on Adams's middle years, tracing his social position and intellectual developments in detail (volume 2).
role of intellectualsmodernization and the individual
Henry Adams: The Major Phase
1964 BiographyTreats Adams's major achievements and intellectual culmination (volume 3). Highly regarded in academia and recipient of major awards.
philosophy of historyself-awareness of intellectuals
Henry Adams (abridgement)
1989 Biography (abridgement)An abridgement of the three-volume work, organizing research for a general readership.
biographical reconstructionpopularization of scholarship
Bernard Berenson: The Making of a Connoisseur
1979 BiographyFirst volume on art historian Bernard Berenson, discussing his upbringing and the formation of his connoisseurship.
art historybiographyculture and the individual
Bernard Berenson: The Making of a Legend
1987 BiographySecond volume covering Berenson's later life and accomplishments, written after extensive archival research (often in collaboration with his wife).
art market and connoisseurshipbiographical scholarship
The Letters of Henry Adams (editor)
1982 Document editingServed as a principal editor for the six-volume letters of Henry Adams, organizing and annotating primary materials.
textual editingphilology
Bibliography
- The Young Henry Adams (1948)
- Henry Adams: The Middle Years (1958)
- Henry Adams: The Major Phase (1964)
- Henry Adams (abridgement, 1989)
- Bernard Berenson: The Making of a Connoisseur (1979)
- Bernard Berenson: The Making of a Legend (1987)
- The Letters of Henry Adams (editor, 6 vols., 1982/1988)
- Henry Adams: Selected Letters (ed., 1992)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly and precisedetailed prose based on archival materials
- Recurring Motifs
- examination of American intellectualsbiographical reconstructiontextual and archival analysis
Health
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tuberculosis1920年代（療養のため南西部へ移動）Moved to the Southwest for recovery, which influenced his early career and places of residence (practiced law in El Paso).
Legacy
Ernest Samuels is internationally recognized for his three-volume biography of Henry Adams, earning major awards including the Pulitzer Prize. He is known for meticulous archival research and editorial work, and produced authoritative studies on art historian Bernard Berenson.
Archives
- Northwestern University Archives (Ernest Samuels Papers)
Trivia
- His wife Jayne Newcomer Samuels collaborated on and assisted many of his publications.
- Longtime faculty member at Northwestern University; served as chair of the English department from 1964 to 1966.
- Visiting professor at the University of Southern California in 1966–67.
- Received the Parkman Prize, the Bancroft Prize, and the 1965 Pulitzer Prize for his biography of Henry Adams.
- The first volume of his Bernard Berenson biography was a finalist for the National Book Award (1980 list).