93,733 profiles ranked live

Adam Hochschild

✓ Source-basedstable

American author, journalist, and lecturer

United StatesWritersBorn 1942 · age 83
CompareClaim
Fame52.4
Momentum15.0
Languages12
In century#35,558

Adam Hochschild is an American author, journalist, historian and lecturer. His best-known works include King Leopold's Ghost (1998), To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918 (2011), Bury the Chains (2005), The Mirror at Midnight (1990), The Unquiet Ghost (1994), and Spain in Our Hearts (2016).

Photos 1

In their own words 10

Adam Hochschild
said · Nov 2022
Own words

It is impossible to watch Vladimir Putin's arrogant invasion of Ukraine without being appalled by its savagery.

"Why Putin Made Peace With the Soviets’ Archenemies" (The Atlantic, November, 2022)

Wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0

Adam Hochschild
said · Nov 2022
Own words

Before the U.S.S.R.'s collapse, in 1991, its rulers portrayed that war starkly: The Whites were evil reactionaries who tried to delay the glorious triumph of Soviet rule.

"Why Putin Made Peace With the Soviets’ Archenemies" (The Atlantic, November, 2022)

Wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0

Adam Hochschild
said · Nov 2022
Own words

A less democratic regime than czarist Russia would be hard to imagine.

"Why Putin Made Peace With the Soviets’ Archenemies" (The Atlantic, November, 2022)

Wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0

Awards 2

1999Lionel Gelber Prize
1998PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay

In their orbit 3

Connected to Adam 6

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
living
Dates
Born 1942 · age 83
Written about in
12 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.