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Jacques Barzun | |
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 Painting of Barzun titled With Light from a New Dawn, 1947 | |
| Born | Jacques Martin Barzun November 30, 1907 Créteil, France |
| Died | October 25, 2012 (aged 104) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (BA, MA, PhD) |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Relatives | Lucy Barzun Donnelly (granddaughter) Matthew Barzun (grandson) |
Jacques Martin Barzun (/ˈbɑːrzən/;[1] November 30, 1907 – October 25, 2012) 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.[2] In the book Teacher in America (1945), Barzun influenced the training of schoolteachers in the United States.
A professor of history at Columbia College for many years, he published more than forty books, was awarded the American Presidential Medal of Freedom, and was designated a knight of the French Legion of Honor. The historical retrospective From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 1500 to the Present (2000), widely considered his magnum opus, was published when he was 93 years old.[3]
- ^ "Remembering Jacques Barzun: The Age of the Individual: 500 Years Ago Today". Center on Capitalism and Society. November 29, 2017. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ Edward Rothstein (October 25, 2012). "Jacques Barzun Dies at 104; Cultural Critic Saw the Sun Setting on the West". New York Times. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ Epstein, Joseph (October 26, 2012). "Jacques Barzun: An Appreciation". Wall Street Journal.