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第66回(1983年) Winner
Rhys Llywelyn Isaac
リース・リウェリン・アイザック
Rīsu Riwerin Aizakku
別名:
Rhys Isaac / Rhys L. Isaac
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1937-11-20 (Cape Town, South Africa)
- 死没
- 2010-10-06 (Blairgowrie, Victoria, Australia) 72歳
- 国籍
- South African, Australian
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Unknown
- 居住地歴
- Cape Town, South Africa → Oxford, United Kingdom → Melbourne, Australia → Williamsburg, Virginia, United States → Blairgowrie, Victoria, Australia
経歴
- 職業
- Historian, Professor of American history
- 活動期間
- 1963年〜2010年
- 所属
- University of Melbourne, La Trobe University, College of William & Mary
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cape Town | — | Department of History | B.A., M.A. | 1950年代 | South Africa |
| Balliol College, University of Oxford | — | History | Ph.D. | 1959-1962 | United Kingdom |
University of Cape Town
Department of History
学位:
B.A., M.A.
期間:
1950年代
国:
South Africa
Balliol College, University of Oxford
History
学位:
Ph.D.
期間:
1959-1962
卒業年:
1962
国:
United Kingdom
Cape Province Rhodes Scholar
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Pulitzer Prize for History | The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790 | History | Columbia University | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize for History
1983
対象作品:
The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790
部門:
History
主催:
Columbia University
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790
1982年 History of colonial AmericaA detailed study of the religious and cultural transformation of Virginia society between 1740 and 1790. Pulitzer Prize winner.
Great AwakeningSocial changeColonial life
Landon Carter's Uneasy Kingdom: Revolution and Rebellion on a Virginia Plantation
2004年 American Revolutionary historyUses the diary of Virginia planter Landon Carter to explore revolution and rebellion on a Virginia plantation.
American RevolutionSlaveryPlantation society
健康
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Cancer2000年代後半Cause of death.
評価・遺産
South African-born Australian historian, the first and only Australian to win the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1983. Specialized in the social history of colonial Virginia.
豆知識
- Had a twin brother, the archaeologist Glynn Isaac.
- Parents were professional botanists William Edwyn Isaac and Frances Margaret Leighton.