Wolfson History Prize
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Norman Stone
ノーマン・ストーン
Nōman Sutōn
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1941-03-08 （Kelvinside, Glasgow, Scotland）
- Died
- 2019-06-19 （Budapest, Hungary） age 78
- Nationality
- British, Scottish
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Glasgow, Scotland → Cambridge, England → Oxford, England → Ankara, Turkey → Istanbul, Turkey → Budapest, Hungary
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Author, Professor
- Active Years
- 1962-2019
- Affiliations
- Bilkent University, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge
- Memberships
- Center for Eurasian Studies (AVIM) board member
- Influenced
- Niall Ferguson, Orlando Figes, Andrew Roberts
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge | — | History | BA | 1960s | United Kingdom |
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
History
Degree:
BA
Period:
1960s
Year of Graduation:
1962
Country:
United Kingdom
Graduated with first-class honours
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Wolfson History Prize | The Eastern Front 1914–1917 | — | Wolfson Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Fontana History of Europe Prize | Europe Transformed 1878–1919 | — | — | 受賞 |
Wolfson History Prize
1975
Work:
The Eastern Front 1914–1917
Organization:
Wolfson Foundation
Result:
受賞
Fontana History of Europe Prize
1983
Work:
Europe Transformed 1878–1919
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Eastern Front 1914–1917
1975 HistoryHistory of the Eastern Front in World War I
World War IEastern Front
Hitler
1980 BiographyBiography of Adolf Hitler
Nazi Germany
Turkey: A Short History
2010 HistoryShort history of Turkey
Turkish history
Bibliography
- The Eastern Front, 1914–1917
- Hitler
- Europe Transformed, 1878–1919
- The Makers of English History
- Czechoslovakia: Crossroads and Crises, 1918–88
- The Times Atlas of World History
- The Other Russia
- World War One: a Short History
- The Atlantic and Its Enemies: A Personal History of the Cold War
- Turkey: a Short History
- World War Two: a Short History
- Hungary: a Short History
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ProvocativeConservativeWitty
- Recurring Motifs
- ConservatismEuropean historyTurkish history
Health
-
Alcoholism晩年Affected career and health
Legacy
British conservative historian known for Wolfson History Prize win and controversial views.
In Popular Culture
- Model for protagonist in Robert Harris's novel Archangel
- thinly veiled in Charles Beaumont's A Spy Alone
Quotes
-
'They want to be good Europeans because it stops them being bad Germans'
Source: Opinions lecture (1994)
Trivia
- Father killed in WWII training accident
- Imprisoned for trying to smuggle dissident across Iron Curtain
- Advisor to Margaret Thatcher