Wolfson History Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (1986) Winner
John Huxtable Elliott
ジョン・ハクスティブル・エリオット
Jon Huksutiburu Eriotto
Aliases:
J. H. Elliott / John Elliott / Sir John Elliott
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1930-06-23 （Reading, Berkshire, England）
- Died
- 2022-03-10 （Oxford, Oxfordshire, England） age 91
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, British
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Residence History
- Reading → Cambridge → London → Princeton → Oxford
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Hispanist
- Active Years
- 1957-2022
- Affiliations
- University of Cambridge, King's College London, Institute for Advanced Study, Oriel College, Oxford
- Memberships
- Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, Real Academia de la Historia (corresponding member)
- Influenced By
- Sir Herbert Butterfield
- Influenced
- Geoffrey Parker, Raymond Carr
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eton College | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Trinity College, Cambridge | — | History | PhD | 1950年代 | United Kingdom |
Eton College
Country:
United Kingdom
Trinity College, Cambridge
History
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1950年代
Year of Graduation:
1956
Country:
United Kingdom
Thesis: Castile and Catalonia During the Ministry of the Conde Duque de Olivares
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Leo Gershoy Award | Richelieu and Olivares | — | American Historical Association | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Wolfson History Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Balzan Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Francis Parkman Prize | Empires of the Atlantic World: Britain and Spain in America, 1492–1830 | — | — | 受賞 |
Leo Gershoy Award
1985
Work:
Richelieu and Olivares
Organization:
American Historical Association
Result:
受賞
Wolfson History Prize
1986
Result:
受賞
Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences
1996
Result:
受賞
Balzan Prize
1999
Result:
受賞
Francis Parkman Prize
2007
Work:
Empires of the Atlantic World: Britain and Spain in America, 1492–1830
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Revolt of the Catalans: A Study in the Decline of Spain, 1598–1640
1963 HistoryStudy of the Catalan Revolt and Spanish decline
Spanish historyImperial decline
Imperial Spain: 1469–1716
1963 HistoryHistory of Imperial Spain
Spanish Empire
Empires of the Atlantic World: Britain and Spain in America, 1492–1830
2006 Comparative HistoryComparative study of British and Spanish empires in the Atlantic world
Atlantic historyColonialism
Bibliography
- The Revolt of the Catalans: A Study in the Decline of Spain, 1598–1640 (1963)
- Imperial Spain: 1469–1716 (1963)
- Europe Divided, 1559–1598 (1963)
- The Old World and The New 1492–1650 (1970)
- Memoriales y cartas del Conde-Duque de Olivares (1978–80)
- Richelieu and Olivares (1984)
- The Count-Duke Olivares: The Statesman in an Age of Decline (1986)
- Spain and Its World, 1500–1700: Selected Essays (1989)
- The World of the Favourite (1999)
- The Sale of the Century: Artistic Relations between Spain and Great Britain, 1604–1655 (2002)
- A Palace for a King (2003)
- Empires of the Atlantic World: Britain and Spain, 1492–1830 (2006)
- Spain, Europe and the Wider World, 1500–1800 (2009)
- History in the Making (2012)
- Scots and Catalans: Union and Disunion (2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Comparative historical methodArchival research
- Recurring Motifs
- Decline of the Spanish EmpireAtlantic WorldComparative history
Health
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Pneumonia and kidney complications2022年3月Cause of death
Legacy
Leading authority on early modern Spanish history and Atlantic history. Key figure in Spanish historiography.