Simon Schama
Acting
- Born:
- 1945-02-13
- Place of birth:
- London, England, UK
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).
Known For
Filmography
Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz
Simon Schama's Story of Us
Simon Schama Meets
Simon Schama's History of Now
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Remembers…
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
Civilisations
The Face of Britain by Simon Schama
Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years
The Story of the Jews
The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution
Simon Schama's Shakespeare
Faulks on Fiction
Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution
Simon Schama's John Donne
The American Future: A History
Rough Crossings
Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin
Simon Schama's Power of Art
Murder at Harvard
Real Time with Bill Maher
A History of Britain
Van de Schoonheid en de Troost
Landscape and Memory
American Experience
Question Time