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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instanceOf human
philosopher
activeYearsEnd 1970s
activeYearsStart 1910
alsoKnownAs Will Durant NERFINISHED
awardReceived Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED
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
Saint Peter's College, New Jersey NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup French Canadian descent
fieldOfWork historiography
history
philosophy
gender male
genre history writing
non-fiction
popular philosophy
influenced popular understanding of history
popular understanding of philosophy
influencedBy Aristotle
Baruch Spinoza NERFINISHED
Plato
Voltaire NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
marriagePartner Ariel Durant NERFINISHED
movement humanism
liberalism
name William James Durant NERFINISHED
notableWork The Lessons of History NERFINISHED
The Mansions of Philosophy NERFINISHED
The Story of Civilization NERFINISHED
The Story of Philosophy NERFINISHED
occupation historian
philosopher
writer
placeOfBirth North Adams, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Los Angeles, California NERFINISHED
New York City
spouse Ariel Durant NERFINISHED
writingStyle narrative history

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