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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

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Professor Amanda Vickery FBA

The history of women and gender, love and power, house and home in Britain c 1660-1837; the spatial history of London c 1688-1832; women, beauty and the economy of appearances, 1945-1975; the categories and chronology of women's history

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Professor Laurence Brockliss FBA

The history of education, science and medicine in Europe 1500-1914; the social history of knowledge creation and diffusion; the history of childhood

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Professor Andrew Wood FBA

The social history of England, c.1500-1800, especially popular politics, rebellion, popular memory, custom, neighbourhood, community, local society, social relations; folklore, landscape and popular culture 1500-1970

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