National Humanities Medal
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The National Humanities Medal is a prestigious United States honor awarded by the President to individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation’s understanding and appreciation of the humanities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Humanities Medal canonical | 45 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States national medal
ⓘ
civilian award ⓘ humanities award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | National Endowment for the Humanities ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
broadening citizens’ engagement with the humanities
ⓘ
deepening the nation’s understanding of the humanities ⓘ preserving and interpreting the humanities ⓘ |
| awardedSince | 1997 ⓘ |
| awardingBodyRole | recognizes lifetime or exceptional contributions to the humanities ⓘ |
| awardingFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| category | national civilian honor ⓘ |
| ceremonyLocation | usually the White House ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| domain |
American culture
ⓘ
historical scholarship ⓘ literary scholarship ⓘ public humanities ⓘ |
| eligibility |
groups
ⓘ
individuals ⓘ institutions ⓘ nonprofit organizations ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| field | humanities ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1997 ⓘ |
| formerName | Charles Frankel Prize in the Humanities ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
citation
ⓘ
medal ⓘ |
| inception | 1997 ⓘ |
| languageOfCitation | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
United States Code
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal statute
|
| notableRecipient |
American Antiquarian Society
ⓘ
Henry Louis Gates Jr. ⓘ Isabel Wilkerson ⓘ Jill Lepore ⓘ John Hope Franklin ⓘ Ken Burns ⓘ National Constitution Center ⓘ Ron Chernow ⓘ Toni Morrison ⓘ Wynton Marsalis ⓘ |
| presentedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| relatedAward | National Medal of Arts ⓘ |
| replaced | Charles Frankel Prize in the Humanities ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
final selection by the President of the United States
ⓘ
public nominations ⓘ review by the National Endowment for the Humanities ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| symbolizes | national recognition of contributions to the humanities ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfRecipientsPerYear | up to 12 ⓘ |
| yearEstablished | 1997 ⓘ |
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eliezer Wiesel
subject surface form:
John Rawls
subject surface form:
Joyce Carol Oates