Biography
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. 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.
Filmography
all 25
self 23
TV Shows 18
Movies 7
Writer 1
Presenter
Simon Schama Meets (2022)
TV
Self - Presenter
Simon Schama's History of Now (2022)
TV
Self / Self – Historian
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (2022)
TV
Self - Presenter
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama (2020)
TV
Self
Museums in Quarantine (2020)
TV
Self - Presenter / Self - Columbia University
Civilisations (2018)
TV
Self - presenter, art historian and also narrator
The Face of Britain by Simon Schama (2015)
TV
Self - Presenter
Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years (2014)
Movie
Self
Brilliant Creatures (2014)
TV
Self - Host
Among Believers (2013)
Movie
Self - Host
The Story of the Jews (2013)
TV
Self
The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution (2013)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Simon Schama's Shakespeare (2012)
TV
Self
Faulks On Fiction (2011)
TV
Self - Presenter
Simon Schama's John Donne (2009)
TV
Self - Author - 'Citizens'
Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution (2009)
Movie
Self - Presenter
The American Future: A History (2008)
TV
Writer
Rough Crossings (2007)
Movie
Self
Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin (2006)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Simon Schama's Power of Art (2006)
TV
Self - Presenter
American Experience: Murder at Harvard (2003)
Movie
Himself
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
TV
6.5
Self - Presenter
A History of Britain (2000)
TV
Self - Panellist
Question Time (1979)
TV
Self
Van de Schoonheid en de Troost
TV
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1945-02-13 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
ResidencesNew York · Briarcliff Manor, United States of America
Also Known As Саймон Шама, Simon Michael Schama
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, St. Louis Literary Award, NCR Book Award, Wolfson History Prize, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Leo Gershoy Award, Medlicott Medal, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Guggenheim Fellowship, Knight Bachelor
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