St. Louis Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1967) Winner
Henry Steele Commager
ヘンリー・スティール・コミジャー
Henrī Sutīru Komijā
Aliases:
Henry Irving Commager
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1902-10-25 （Pittsburgh）
- Died
- 1998-03-02 （Amherst, Massachusetts） age 95
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unitarianism
- Residence History
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania → Chicago, Illinois → Copenhagen, Denmark → New York → Amherst, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Professor, Author, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1923-1998
- Affiliations
- New York University, Columbia University, Amherst College
- Memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- Influenced By
- Andrew C. McLaughlin, Vernon Louis Parrington
- Influenced
- R. B. Bernstein, Harold Hyman, William E. Leuchtenburg, Leonard W. Levy
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | — | History | PhD | 1923-1928 | United States |
University of Chicago
History
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1923-1928
Year of Graduation:
1928
Country:
United States
Thesis: Struensee and the Reform Movement in Denmark
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal in History | — | History | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Bruce Catton Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal in History
1972
Category:
History
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
Bruce Catton Prize
1990
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Theodore Parker: Yankee Crusader
1936 BiographyBiography of Unitarian minister Theodore Parker.
LiberalismReform
The American Mind
1950 Intellectual HistoryInterpretation of American thought since the 1880s.
American ThoughtEvolution of Liberalism
Empire of Reason
1977 Intellectual HistoryHow Europe imagined and America realized the Enlightenment.
EnlightenmentAmerican History
Documents of American History
1938 Documentary CollectionCollection of primary sources in American history.
American History
Bibliography
- The Growth of the American Republic
- Documents of American History
- Theodore Parker: Yankee Crusader
- The American Mind
- Empire of Reason
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Intellectual history approachPopular history for wide audienceLiberal interpretations
- Recurring Motifs
- LiberalismCivil libertiesCritique of presidential power abuse
Health
-
Pneumonia1998年Cause of death.
Legacy
One of the most active liberal intellectuals of the 20th century, defining modern liberalism with 40 books and 700 essays/reviews. Opposed McCarthyism and Vietnam War.
Archives
- Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Trivia
- Born Henry Irving Commager.
- Raised by maternal grandfather after mother's death at age 10.
- Researched in Copenhagen on Danish reforms.
- Had three children; eldest became a classicist.