Wolfson History Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1977) Winner
Simon Schama
サイモン・シャーマ
Saimon Shāma
Aliases:
Sir Simon Michael Schama
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1945-02-13 （Marylebone, London）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, England
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- London, England → Southend-on-Sea → Briarcliff Manor, New York
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Art Historian, Television Presenter, University Professor
- Active Years
- 1966-
- Affiliations
- Columbia University, Harvard University, Brasenose College, Oxford, Christ's College, Cambridge, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Paris
- Memberships
- Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS), Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
- Influenced By
- John H. Plumb
- Influenced
- Peter Ackroyd, D. J. Taylor, Richard Holmes
- Nominations
- BAFTA Huw Wheldon Award
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School | — | History | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Christ's College, Cambridge | — | History | Starred First Bachelor of Arts (BA) | — | United Kingdom |
Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School
History
Country:
United Kingdom
Christ's College, Cambridge
History
Degree:
Starred First Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Year of Graduation:
1966
Country:
United Kingdom
Taught by John H. Plumb
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Wolfson History Prize | Patriots and Liberators | — | Wolfson Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1977 | Leo Gershoy Award | Patriots and Liberators | — | American Historical Association | 受賞 |
| 1990 | NCR Book Award | Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Feltrinelli Prize for History | — | — | Accademia dei Lincei | 受賞 |
Wolfson History Prize
1977
Work:
Patriots and Liberators
Organization:
Wolfson Foundation
Result:
受賞
Leo Gershoy Award
1977
Work:
Patriots and Liberators
Organization:
American Historical Association
Result:
受賞
NCR Book Award
1990
Work:
Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution
Result:
受賞
Feltrinelli Prize for History
2015
Organization:
Accademia dei Lincei
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
St. Louis Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 34 (2001) Winner
Works
Major Works
Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution
1989 HistoryA chronicle of the French Revolution.
French RevolutionViolenceTerror
The Embarrassment of Riches
1987 HistoryInterpretation of Dutch culture in the Golden Age.
Dutch Golden AgeConflict between riches and piety
Landscape and Memory
1995 Cultural HistoryExplores the relationship between landscape and folk memory.
LandscapeMemoryMyth
Adaptations
- [TV Documentary] Landscape and Memory / Simon Schama (1995)
Bibliography
- Patriots and Liberators: Revolution in the Netherlands 1780–1813 (1977)
- Two Rothschilds and the Land of Israel (1978)
- The Embarrassment of Riches (1987)
- Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution (1989)
- Dead Certainties (Unwarranted Speculations) (1991)
- Landscape and Memory (1995)
- Rembrandt's Eyes (1999)
- A History of Britain Vol. I, II, III (2000-2002)
- Rough Crossings (2005)
- The Story of the Jews Vol. I, II (2013, 2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Erudite and prolificVisually richNarrative-driven
- Recurring Motifs
- Landscape and memoryJewish historyRevolutions
Legacy
Prominent historian and art historian known for BBC documentaries.
Academic Societies
- British Academy
- Royal Historical Society
In Popular Culture
- Popularized British history through BBC series
Trivia
- Tottenham Hotspur supporter
- Sephardi and Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry