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Jacques Barzun

French-American historian (1907–2012)

  • Fame51.3
  • Momentum1.0
  • Wikipedia2.1K
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Lived 1907–2012, aged 105United States
United StatesUnited StatesWritersWriter / Author
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    21 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1907–2012
    Aged 105
  • Awards
    8
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-08-04

Jacques Martin Barzun was a French-born American historian known for his studies of the history of ideas and cultural history. He wrote about a wide range of subjects, including baseball, mystery novels, and classical music, and was also known as a philosopher of education. In the book Teacher in America (1945), Barzun influenced the training of schoolteachers in the United States.

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Momentum1.0
Historical19.5
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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