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About Simon Schama

Birth

1945

Biography

Sir Simon Michael Schama 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.

Simon Schama is a renowned British historian born in London in 1945.

His work Citizens is considered a fundamental chronicle of the French Revolution.

Beyond writing, he has excelled as a university professor and television presenter.

His prolific career spans over 80 works exploring history, art, and Jewish culture.

Schama masterfully combines academic research with a narrative style that engages the general public.

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