Daniel Boorstin
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Daniel Boorstin was an influential American historian, professor, and Librarian of Congress known for his wide-ranging works on American history and culture, including "The Americans" trilogy.
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| Daniel Boorstin canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Librarian of Congress
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human ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Gerald Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Book Award
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Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-10-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-02-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
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Harvard University ⓘ Yale Law School ⓘ |
| employer |
Library of Congress
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University of Chicago ⓘ |
| endTime | 1987 ⓘ |
| familyName | Boorstin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American history
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cultural history ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| fullName | Daniel Joseph Boorstin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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nonfiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Letters
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American Philosophical Society ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Americans: The Colonial Experience
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The Americans: The Democratic Experience NERFINISHED ⓘ The Americans: The National Experience NERFINISHED ⓘ The Creators NERFINISHED ⓘ The Discoverers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America NERFINISHED ⓘ The Seekers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
Librarian of Congress
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historian ⓘ professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Atlanta, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| positionHeld | Librarian of Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| spouse | Ruth Frankel Boorstin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1975 ⓘ |
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