Simon Schama
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1945-02-13
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Also Known As: Simon Michael Schama
Biography
Sir Simon Michael Schama CBE FBA FRHistS FRSL is an English historian and television presenter. He specialises in art history, Dutch history, Jewish history, and French history. 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).
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Known For
2003Real Time with Bill Maher
1979Question Time
2022Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022Remembers…
2022Remembers…
2000A History of Britain
2006Simon Schama's Power of Art
2020The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
2000Van de Schoonheid en de Troost
2009Simon Schama's John Donne
2018Civilisations
2012Simon Schama's Shakespeare
2025Simon Schama's Story of Us
2013The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution
2025Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz
2008The American Future: A History
2013