Pulitzer Prize for History
1 appearances
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Edition 52 (1969) Winner
Leonard Williams Levy
レオナード・ウィリアムズ・リーヴィ
Reonādo Wiriāmuzu Rīvi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1923-04-09 （Toronto, Ontario）
- Died
- 2006-08-24 （Ashland, Oregon） age 83
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Toronto, Ontario → Claremont, California → Ashland, Oregon
Career
- Occupations
- historian, professor of humanities, chairman of Graduate Faculty of History
- Active Years
- 1957-2006
- Affiliations
- Claremont Graduate School, Southern Oregon State College
- Influenced By
- Henry Steele Commager
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan | — | undergraduate | — | — | United States |
| Columbia University | — | History | Ph.D. | — | United States |
University of Michigan
undergraduate
Country:
United States
as an undergraduate
Columbia University
History
Degree:
Ph.D.
Country:
United States
mentor: Henry Steele Commager
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Pulitzer Prize for History | Origins of the Fifth Amendment | History | Columbia University | Winner |
| 1986 | Mencken Award | Emergence of a Free Press | — | Free Press Association | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize for History
1969
Work:
Origins of the Fifth Amendment
Category:
History
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Mencken Award
1986
Work:
Emergence of a Free Press
Organization:
Free Press Association
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Origins of the Fifth Amendment
1968 HistoryA study focusing on the history of the privilege against self-incrimination.
ConstitutionFifth Amendment
Legacy of Suppression: Freedom of Speech and Press in Early American History
1960 HistoryHistory of freedom of speech and press in early American history.
Freedom of speechFreedom of the press
Emergence of a Free Press
1985 HistoryA thorough revision on the early history of freedom of the press.
Freedom of the pressConstitution
Bibliography
- The Law of the Commonwealth and Chief Justice Shaw (1957)
- Legacy of Suppression: Freedom of Speech and Press in Early American History (1960)
- Jefferson and Civil Liberties: The Darker Side (1963)
- Freedom of the Press From Zenger to Jefferson: Early American Libertarian Theories (1966)
- Origins of the Fifth Amendment (1968)
- The Supreme Court Under Earl Warren (1972)
- Judgments: Essays on American Constitutional History (1972)
- Against the Law: The Nixon Court and Criminal Justice (1974)
- Treason Against God: A History of the Offense of Blasphemy (1981)
- Emergence of a Free Press (1985)
- Religion and the First Amendment (1986)
- The Establishment Clause: Religion and the First Amendment (1989)
- Blasphemy: Verbal Offenses Against the Sacred, from Moses to Salman Rushdie (1993)
- The Origins of the Bill of Rights (1999)
- Original Intent and the Framers' Constitution (2000)
- The Palladium of Justice: Origins of Trial by Jury (2000)
Legacy
A prominent American historian specializing in the history of basic Constitutional freedoms such as freedom of speech, press, religion, and the right against self-incrimination. Pulitzer Prize winner.