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David Cannadine

British historian · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1950 · age 76

Sir David Nicholas Cannadine is a British author and historian who specialises in modern history, Britain and the history of business and philanthropy.

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2016Honorary DoctorateAward2013Medlicott MedalAward2009Knight BachelorAward2005Fellow of the Society of AntiquariesAward1999Fellow of the British AcademyAwardFellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureAward1981Fellow of the Royal Historical SocietyAward1977T. S. Ashton PrizeAward1950Born7 September 1950

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Honorary Doctorate2016
Medlicott Medal2013
Knight Bachelor2009
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries2005
Fellow of the British Academy1999
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature1999
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society1981
T. S. Ashton Prize1977

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He is currently the Dodge Professor of History at Princeton University, a visiting professor of history at Oxford University, and the editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. He was president of the British Academy between 2017 and 2021, the UK's national academy for the humanities and social sciences. He also serves as the chairman of the trustees of the National Portrait Gallery in London and vice-chair of the editorial board of Past & Present.

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Born 1950 · age 76