Professor Sir Simon Schama FBA
Early modern European social, political and cultural history; history of the Jewish people; history of art and culture
- Fellow type
- International Fellow
- Year elected
- 2015
- Honours
- CBE
- Subjects
- History
- Sections
- Early Modern History to 1850
Summary
Simon Schama is a historian specialising in art history, Dutch history and French history. He wrote and presented five episodes of the 2018 BBC series, Civilisations.
Current post
University Professor of History and Art History, Columbia University
Other Fellows of the British Academy
Professor Joachim Whaley FBA
The Holy Roman Empire in its European context from the fifteenth century to 1806; the legacy of the Holy Roman Empire in German-speaking central Europe from 1806 to the present
Professor Knud Haakonssen FBA
History of moral, political & legal thought 1600-1800, especially natural law & rights; Enlightenment in Germany, Scandinavia & Scotland; scholarly editions of eighteenth century texts.
Professor Annabel Brett FBA
History of later medieval and early modern political thought, focusing on philosophy of rights, law, nature, political community and international law
