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Peter Gay
German-American historian and author (1923-2015) · Germany · On the map · Writers · Died at 91
Peter Joachim Gay was a German-American historian, educator, and author. He was a Sterling Professor of History at Yale University and former director of the New York Public Library's Center for Scholars and Writers (1997-2003).
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Awards
About this person
He received the American Historical Association's (AHA) Award for Scholarly Distinction in 2004. He authored over 25 books, including The Enlightenment: An Interpretation ; Weimar Culture: The Outsider as Insider (1968); and the widely translated Freud: A Life for Our Time (1988).
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Joel MokyrBoth received Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for History
Judith HerrinBoth received Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for History
Jacques Le GoffBoth received Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for HistoryJonathan IsraelBoth received Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for History