Robert Darnton (born May 10, 1939) is an American cultural historian, recognized as a leading expert on eighteenth century France. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The term cultural history (from the German term) refers both to an Academic discipline and to its subject matter The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
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Life
He graduated from Harvard University in 1960, attended Oxford University on a Rhodes scholarship, and earned a Ph. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the Rhodes Scholarship Rhodes scholar redirects here Rhodes Scholar redirects here Rhodes scholars D. (D. Phil. ) in history from Oxford in 1964, where he studied with Richard Cobb, among others. Richard Cobb (1917-1996 was a British historian He became Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford, after an initially unconventional academic career in which He worked as reporter at The New York Times from 1964 to 1965. He was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 1982, and was President of the American Historical Association in 1999. The MacArthur Fellows Program or MacArthur Fellowship (sometimes Nicknamed the "genius grant") is an award given by the John D The American Historical Association ( AHA) is the oldest and largest society of Historians and Teachers of History in the United States
He joined the Princeton University faculty in 1968, and was Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of European History. Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The history of Europe describes the passage of time from humans inhabiting the European continent to the present day On July 1, 2007, he transferred to emeritus status at Princeton, and was appointed Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor and director of the Harvard University Library, [1]
Darnton is a pioneer in the field of the history of the book. The Harvard University Library system comprises about 90 libraries with more than 15 million volumes The history of the Book is the story of a suite of technological Innovations that improved the quality of text conservation the access to Information He currently is writing about electronic publishing. Electronic publishing includes the digital publication of E-books and Electronic articles and the development of digital libraries and catalogues He is founder of the Gutenberg-e program, sponsored by Mellon Foundation. The Andrew W Mellon Foundation of New York City and Princeton New Jersey in the United States, is a Private foundation with five core areas
Awards and honors
One of his books, The Forbidden Best-Sellers of Pre-Revolutionary France (New York: W. W. Norton, 1996), won the National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism in 1995. The National Book Critics Circle Award is an annual award given by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC to promote the finest books and reviews published in
In 1999 he was named a Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur, an award given by the French government, in recognition of his work. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) In 2004 he was awarded the Gutenberg prize by the International Gutenberg Society.
In 2005 he received an award for distinguished achievement from the American Printing History Association. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [2] He was President of the American Historical Association from 1997-1998. The American Historical Association ( AHA) is the oldest and largest society of Historians and Teachers of History in the United States
Family
His brother is the retired New York Times editor and author John Darnton. John Darnton (born November 20, 1941 in New York City) is an American journalist and author
References
Works
- Mesmerism and the End of the Enlightenment in France (1968), Harvard University Press
- The Business of Enlightenment: A Publishing History of the Encyclopédie, 1775-1800 (1979), Harvard University Press
- The Literary Underground of the Old Regime (1982), Harvard University Press
- The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History (1984)
- Revolution in Print: the Press in France 1775-1800 (1989) edited with Daniel Roche
- The Kiss of Lamourette: Reflections in Cultural History (1989)
- Edition et sédition. Harvard University Press ( HUP) is a Publishing house, a division of Harvard University, that is highly respected in Academic publishing. Daniel Roche ( 26 July 1935 -) is a French social and cultural historian whose chosen field is the Ancien Régime in France. L'univers de la littérature clandestine au XVIIIe siècle (1991)
- Berlin Journal, 1989-1990 (1991)
- Gens de lettres, gens du livre (1992)
- The Forbidden Best-Sellers of Prerevolutionary France (1995)
- The Corpus of Clandestine Literature in France, 1769-1789 (1995)
- George Washington's False Teeth: An Unconventional Guide to the Eighteenth Century (June 2004
See also
External links
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