Simon Schama
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 13, 1945 (age 81)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
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
American Experience
Civilisations
Simon Schama's Power of Art
A History of Britain
Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz
Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution
The Story of the Jews
Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
The American Future: A History
The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution
Simon Schama's Shakespeare
Filmography
Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz
Movie · as Self - Presenter
Simon Schama's Story of Us
TV · as Self - Presenter · 3 eps
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
TV · as Self - Historian, Self – Historian · 5 eps
Simon Schama's History of Now
TV · as Self - Presenter · 3 eps
Simon Schama Meets
TV · as Presenter · 3 eps
Remembers…
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
TV · as Self - Presenter · 3 eps
Civilisations
TV · as Self - Columbia University · 5 eps
The Face of Britain by Simon Schama
TV · as Self - Presenter · 5 eps
Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years
Movie
The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution
Movie · as Self
The Story of the Jews
TV · as Self - Presenter · 5 eps
Simon Schama's Shakespeare
TV · as Self - Presenter · 2 eps
Faulks on Fiction
TV · 1 ep
Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution
Movie · as Self - Author - 'Citizens'
Simon Schama's John Donne
TV · 1 ep
The American Future: A History
TV · 4 eps
Rough Crossings
Movie · as Host
Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin
Movie · as Self
Simon Schama's Power of Art
TV · 8 eps
Murder at Harvard
Movie
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A History of Britain
TV · as Self — Presenter · 15 eps
Van de Schoonheid en de Troost
TV · as himself · 2 eps
Landscape and Memory
TV · as Self - Presenter · 5 eps
Question Time
TV · as Self - Panellist · 5 eps