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Bernard Lewis

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British-American historian (1916-2018)

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Bernard Lewis was a British-American historian specialized in Oriental studies. He was also known as a public intellectual and political commentator. Lewis was the Cleveland E. Dodge Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University.

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2007Irving Kristol Award
2006National Humanities Medal
1998Atatürk International Peace Prize
1990Jefferson Lecture
1978Harvey Prize
honorary doctorate of Haifa University
honorary doctor of Tel Aviv University
honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Fellow of the British Academy
Thomas Jefferson Medal for Distinguished Achievement in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

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Bernard Lewis was a British-American historian specialized in Oriental studies. He was also known as a public intellectual and political commentator. Lewis was the Cleveland E. Dodge Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University. Lewis's expertise was in the history of Islam and the interaction between Islam and the West.

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Lived 1916 to 2018 · aged 101
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