Sir Simon Schama | |
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 At the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award presentation in 2013 | |
| Born | Simon Michael Schama 13 February 1945 Marylebone, London, England |
| Awards | Wolfson History Prize Leo Gershoy Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History and art history |
| Sub-discipline | |
| Institutions | |
Sir Simon Michael Schama CBE FBA FRHistS FRSL (/ˈʃɑːmə/ SHAH-mə; born 13 February 1945) is an English historian and television presenter. He specialises in art history, Dutch history, Jewish history, and French history.[1] He is a Professor of History and Art History at Columbia University.[2]
Schama first came to public attention with his history of the French Revolution titled Citizens, published in 1989.[1] He is also known for writing and hosting the 15-part BBC television documentary series A History of Britain (2000—2002),[3][4] as well as other documentary series such as The American Future: A History (2008) and The Story of the Jews (2013).
Schama was knighted in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours List.[5]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "BBC Two – A History of Britain by Simon Schama – Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ McCrum, Robert (30 September 2000). "Observer review: A History of Britain by Simon Schama". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Honours list". www.thegazette.co.uk. 2018.