Schama, Simon
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Name (Hebrew)
שאמה, סיימון, 1945-
Name (Latin)
Schama, Simon
Other forms of name
Schama, Simon, 1945-
שמה, שמעון, 1945-
Date of birth
1945-02-13
Other designation
Jews
British
Place of birth
London (England)
Associated country
Great Britain
England
Other associated place
New York (N.Y.)
Field of activity
Art--History History Documentary television programs Historical television programs France--History Netherlands--History Jews--History
Associate group
Columbia University
Occupation
College teachers Art historians Historians Television writers Television personalities
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Fuller form of name
Simon Michael
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Homberger, E. The Cambridge mind: ninety years of the Cambridge review ... 1970.
- His Citizens, 1989:CIP t.p. (Simon Schama) data sheet (b. 1945)
- The story of the Jews, 2013:title page (Simon Schama) jacket flap (University Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University; has written and presented forty television documentary films)
- Wikipedia, May 5, 2014(Simon Schama; Simon Michael Schama, CBE (born 13 February 1945); British historian specialising in art history, Dutch history, and French history. He is a University Professor of History and Art History at Columbia University, New York. He first came to popular public attention with his history of the French Revolution titled Citizens, published in 1989. In the United Kingdom, he is perhaps best known for writing and hosting the 15-part BBC television documentary series A History of Britain broadcast between 2000 and 2002; born London, England; nationality: British; ethnicity: Jewish)
- The Author's Two Rothschilds and the land of Israel, 1978.
- ספר: בית רוטשילד וארץ ישראל, תש"ם (1980).
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Simon Schama FT Business Book of the Year 2013
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Wikipedia description:
Sir Simon Michael Schama ( 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. As of January 2026 he is a professor of history and art history at Columbia University. Schama first came to public attention with his history of the French Revolution titled Citizens, published in 1989. He is also known for writing and hosting the 15-part BBC television documentary series A History of Britain (2000–2002), 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.
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