Bernard Lewis
British-American historian (1916-2018) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 101
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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2018Died19 May 20182007Irving Kristol AwardAward2006National Humanities MedalAward1998Atatürk International Peace PrizeAward1990Jefferson LectureAward1978Harvey PrizeAward1916Born31 May 1916
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Lewis's expertise was in the history of Islam and the interaction between Islam and the West.
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United Kingdom
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Lived 1916 to 2018 · aged 101
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Richard von WeizsäckerBoth received Atatürk International Peace Prize