Simon Schama

Sir Simon Schama
Born
Simon Michael Schama

(1945-02-13) 13 February 1945 (age 79)
Marylebone, London, England
AwardsWolfson History Prize
Leo Gershoy Award
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Academic background
EducationHaberdashers' Aske's Boys' School
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge
Academic work
DisciplineHistory 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]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference snowman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Columbia student reviews of Schama's teaching". CULPA. 2005. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. ^ "BBC Two – A History of Britain by Simon Schama – Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. ^ McCrum, Robert (30 September 2000). "Observer review: A History of Britain by Simon Schama". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Honours list". www.thegazette.co.uk. 2018.