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Ariel Durant

Russian-Jewish American writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Lived 1898 to 1981 · aged 83

Ariel Durant was a Ukrainian-born American researcher and writer. She was the coauthor of The Story of Civilization with her husband, Will Durant. They were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.

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Presidential Medal of Freedom1977
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction1968

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United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1898 to 1981 · aged 83