Wolfson History Prize
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Jonathan Israel
ジョナサン・アイラエル
Jonasan Airaeru
Aliases:
Jonathan Irvine Israel
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946-01-22 （London）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London → Cambridge → Oxford → Mexico City → Newcastle → Hull → London → Princeton → Amsterdam
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Professor
- Active Years
- 1967-
- Affiliations
- Institute for Advanced Study, University College London, Newcastle University, University of Hull, University of Amsterdam
- Memberships
- Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), Corresponding Fellow of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Influenced
- Numerous Enlightenment scholars
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens' College, Cambridge | — | History | BA (First-class honours) | 1964-1967 | United Kingdom |
Queens' College, Cambridge
History
Degree:
BA (First-class honours)
Period:
1964-1967
Year of Graduation:
1967
Country:
United Kingdom
Graduated with first-class degree in History
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Wolfson History Prize | — | — | — | Winner |
| 1992 | Fellow of the British Academy | — | — | British Academy | Fellow |
| 2001 | Leo Gershoy Award | Radical Enlightenment | — | American Historical Association | Winner |
| 2004 | Order of the Netherlands Lion | — | — | — | Knight |
| 2008 | Dr A.H. Heineken Prize | — | History | — | Winner |
| 2010 | Benjamin Franklin Medal | — | — | Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce | Winner |
| 2015 | PROSE Award | — | European & World History | Association of American Publishers | Winner |
| 2017 | Comenius Prize | — | — | Comenius Museum | Winner |
Wolfson History Prize
Result:
Winner
Fellow of the British Academy
1992
Organization:
British Academy
Result:
Fellow
Leo Gershoy Award
2001
Work:
Radical Enlightenment
Organization:
American Historical Association
Result:
Winner
Order of the Netherlands Lion
2004
Result:
Knight
Dr A.H. Heineken Prize
2008
Category:
History
Result:
Winner
Benjamin Franklin Medal
2010
Organization:
Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
Result:
Winner
PROSE Award
2015
Category:
European & World History
Organization:
Association of American Publishers
Result:
Winner
Comenius Prize
2017
Organization:
Comenius Museum
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Dutch Republic: Its Rise, Greatness and Fall, 1477–1806
1995 HistoryA comprehensive history of the Dutch Republic from 1477 to 1806.
Dutch historyCommerceGolden Age
Radical Enlightenment: Philosophy and the Making of Modernity, 1650–1750
2001 PhilosophyExplores the Radical Enlightenment originating with Spinoza.
EnlightenmentSpinozaRationalism
Enlightenment Contested: Philosophy, Modernity, and the Emancipation of Man, 1670–1752
2006 PhilosophyExamines contests within the Enlightenment.
EnlightenmentModernity
Democratic Enlightenment: Philosophy, Revolution, and Human Rights 1750–1790
2011 Intellectual HistoryDevelopment of democratic Enlightenment ideas.
DemocracyHuman Rights
Bibliography
- Race, Class and Politics in Colonial Mexico, 1610–70
- The Dutch Republic and the Hispanic World, 1606–61
- European Jewry in the Age of Mercantilism, 1550–1750
- Dutch Primacy in World Trade, 1585–1740
- Empires and Entrepots: The Dutch, the Spanish Monarchy and the Jews, 1585–1713
- The Anglo-Dutch Moment: Essays on the Glorious Revolution and Its World Impact
- From Persecution to Toleration: Glorious Revolution and Religion in England
- The Dutch Republic: Its Rise, Greatness and Fall, 1477–1806
- Conflicts of Empires: Spain, the Low Countries and the Struggle for World Supremacy, 1585–1713
- Radical Enlightenment: Philosophy and the Making of Modernity, 1650–1750
- Diasporas Within a Diaspora: Jews, Crypto-Jews and the World of Maritime Empires (1540–1740)
- Dutch Jewry: Its History and Secular Culture (1500–2000)
- Enlightenment Contested: Philosophy, Modernity, and the Emancipation of Man, 1670–1752
- Benedict de Spinoza, Theological-Political Treatise
- A Revolution of the Mind: Radical Enlightenment and the Intellectual Origins of Modern Democracy
- Democratic Enlightenment: Philosophy, Revolution, and Human Rights 1750–1790
- Revolutionary Ideas: An Intellectual History of the French Revolution from The Rights of Man to Robespierre
- The Expanding Blaze: How the American Revolution Ignited the World, 1775-1848
- The Enlightenment That Failed: Ideas, Revolution, and Democratic Defeat, 1748-1830
- Revolutionary Jews from Spinoza to Marx. The Fight for a Secular World of Universal and Equal Rights
- Historical Dictionary of the Enlightenment
- Spinoza: Life and Legacy
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ScholarlyDetailed analysisMulti-volume
- Recurring Motifs
- Radical EnlightenmentSpinozaRationalism vs Theology
Legacy
Renowned historian of the Enlightenment, particularly the Radical Enlightenment, emphasizing Spinoza's influence.
Quotes
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Jacobin ideology and culture under Robespierre was an obsessive Rousseauiste moral Puritanism steeped in authoritarianism, anti-intellectualism, and xenophobia, and it repudiated free expression, basic human rights, and democracy.
Source: Revolutionary Ideas (2014)
Trivia
- His 'The Dutch Republic' ranked second in a survey of classic works on Dutch history.