Wolfson History Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (1983) Winner
Martin Gilbert
マーティン・ギルバート
Mātin Gibaruto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1936-10-25 （London, United Kingdom）
- Died
- 2015-02-03 （London, United Kingdom） age 78
- Nationality
- British, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- London → Oxford → Suffolk
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Author
- Active Years
- 1962-2015
- Affiliations
- Merton College, Oxford, Churchill College, Cambridge
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
- Influenced By
- A. J. P. Taylor
- Influenced
- Many historians
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highgate School | — | History | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Magdalen College, Oxford | — | Modern History | Bachelor of Arts | 1958-1960 | United Kingdom |
| St Antony's College, Oxford | — | — | — | 1960-1962 | United Kingdom |
Highgate School
History
Country:
United Kingdom
Secondary school
Magdalen College, Oxford
Modern History
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Period:
1958-1960
Year of Graduation:
1960
Country:
United Kingdom
First-class honours
St Antony's College, Oxford
Period:
1960-1962
Country:
United Kingdom
Postgraduate research
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | — | — | British Monarch | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Knight Bachelor | — | — | British Monarch | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Wolfson History Prize | Winston S. Churchill Vol. 3 | — | Wolfson Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Dan David Prize | — | History/Biography | Dan David Prize | 受賞 |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
1990
Organization:
British Monarch
Result:
受賞
Knight Bachelor
1995
Organization:
British Monarch
Result:
受賞
Wolfson History Prize
1983
Work:
Winston S. Churchill Vol. 3
Organization:
Wolfson Foundation
Result:
受賞
Dan David Prize
2012
Category:
History/Biography
Organization:
Dan David Prize
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Winston S. Churchill
1966 BiographyOfficial multi-volume biography of Winston Churchill
ChurchillWorld War II
The Holocaust
1986 HistorySingle-volume history of the Holocaust
HolocaustJewish history
First World War
1994 HistorySingle-volume history of World War I
World War I
Bibliography
- Winston S. Churchill complete volumes
- The Holocaust
- A History of the Twentieth Century
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Archival historianMeticulous scholarship
- Recurring Motifs
- Jewish history20th century historyChurchill
Health
-
Heart arrhythmia2012-2015Long illness leading to death
Legacy
Renowned as Winston Churchill's official biographer, authority on Holocaust and 20th-century history. Author of 88 books.
Archives
- Churchill Archives Centre
In Popular Culture
- Member of Chilcot Inquiry
Quotes
-
Tireless gathering of facts will ultimately consign Holocaust deniers to history.
Source: BBC interview (2005)
Trivia
- Evacuated to Canada during WWII
- Transatlantic crossing memories sparked war interest
- Targeted by Hungarian State Protection Authority
- Zionist