Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 13, 1945 (age 81)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also Known As
- Simon Michael Schama
Simon Schama
Biography
Sir Simon Michael Schama CBE FBA FRHistS FRSL is an English historian and television presenter. He specialises in art history, Dutch history, Jewish history, and French history. He is a professor of history and art history at Columbia University.
Schama first came to public attention with his history of the French Revolution titled Citizens, published in 1989. He is also known for writing and hosting the 15-part BBC television documentary series A History of Britain (2000–2002), as well as other documentary series such as The American Future: A History (2008) and The Story of the Jews (2013).
Known For - Movies
Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin
as Self
Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution
as Self - Author - 'Citizens'
Murder at Harvard
Rough Crossings
as Host
Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz
as Self - Presenter
Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years
The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution
as Self
Known For - TV Shows
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
as Self - Historian
Question Time
as Self - Panellist
Remembers…
Remembers…
as Self
A History of Britain
as Self — Presenter
Simon Schama's Power of Art
Simon Schama's Shakespeare
as Self - Presenter
Van de Schoonheid en de Troost
as himself
Civilisations
as Presenter