Pulitzer Prize for History
1 appearances
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Edition 39 (1956) Winner
Richard Hofstadter
リチャード・ホフスタッター
Richādo Hofusuttattā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1916-08-06 （Buffalo, New York）
- Died
- 1970-10-24 （New York City, New York） age 54
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Episcopalian
- Residence History
- Buffalo, New York → New York City
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, University Professor, Public Intellectual
- Active Years
- 1933-1970
- Affiliations
- Columbia University
- Memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society
- Influenced By
- Theodor Adorno, Charles A. Beard, Merle Curti, Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud, Karl Mannheim, Karl Marx
- Influenced
- Eric Foner, Christopher Lasch, Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Howard Zinn
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Buffalo | Faculty of Philosophy and History | History Department | BA | 1933-1936 | United States |
| Columbia University | — | History Department | PhD | 1936-1942 | United States |
University at Buffalo
Faculty of Philosophy and History
/ History Department
Degree:
BA
Period:
1933-1936
Year of Graduation:
1936
Country:
United States
Studied under Julius W. Pratt
Columbia University
History Department
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1936-1942
Year of Graduation:
1942
Country:
United States
Doctoral advisor Merle Curti
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Pulitzer Prize | The Age of Reform | History | Columbia University | Winner |
| 1964 | Pulitzer Prize | Anti-intellectualism in American Life | History | Columbia University | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize
1956
Work:
The Age of Reform
Category:
History
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Pulitzer Prize
1964
Work:
Anti-intellectualism in American Life
Category:
History
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1964) Winner
Works
Major Works
Social Darwinism in American Thought, 1860–1915
1944 HistoryCritique of late-19th-century American capitalism and Social Darwinism.
Social DarwinismCapitalism Critique
The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It
1948 HistoryInterpretive studies of 12 major American political leaders.
Political TraditionConsensus
The Age of Reform
1955 HistoryAnalysis of populism in the 1890s and progressive movement.
PopulismRural Ethos
Anti-intellectualism in American Life
1963 Cultural HistoryCultural history of anti-intellectualism in American life.
Anti-intellectualismProvincialism
The Paranoid Style in American Politics
1964 EssayExplores the paranoid style in American politics.
ParanoiaIrrational Fear
Bibliography
- Social Darwinism in American Thought, 1860–1915
- The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It
- The Age of Reform
- Anti-intellectualism in American Life
- The Paranoid Style in American Politics
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- IronicPsychosocial AnalysisLiterary Critical Approach
- Recurring Motifs
- Consensus HistoryStatus AnxietyParanoid StyleAnti-intellectualism
Health
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Leukemia1970年Cause of death.
Legacy
Iconic historian of postwar liberal consensus, pioneer in American political culture history.
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- American Philosophical Society
Archives
- Columbia University (papers)
Quotes
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The fierceness of the political struggles has often been misleading: for the range of vision embraced by the primary contestants in the major parties has always been bounded by the horizons of property and enterprise.
Source: The American Political Tradition (1948)
Trivia
- Joined Communist Party USA in 1938, left after Hitler-Stalin Pact in 1939.
- Inducted into Buffalo Jewish Hall of Fame.
- Directed over 100 doctoral dissertations at Columbia.