William James Durant
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William James Durant was an American historian, philosopher, and writer best known for co-authoring the multi-volume series "The Story of Civilization" with his wife, Ariel Durant.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| William James Durant canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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philosopher ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1970s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1910 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Will Durant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Ariel Durant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coCreated | The Story of Civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1885-11-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1981-11-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Saint Peter's College, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French Canadian descent ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
historiography
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history ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
history writing
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non-fiction ⓘ popular philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
popular understanding of history
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popular understanding of philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Baruch Spinoza NERFINISHED ⓘ Plato ⓘ Voltaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| marriagePartner | Ariel Durant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
humanism
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liberalism ⓘ |
| name | William James Durant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Lessons of History
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The Mansions of Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Story of Civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ The Story of Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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philosopher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | North Adams, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California
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New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Ariel Durant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle | narrative history ⓘ |
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