David Boorstin

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkb:Library_of_Congress
National Book Award
National Humanities Medal
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize
gptkbp:born October 1, 1914
gptkbp:children gptkb:Daniel_Boorstin
gptkb:David_Boorstin_Jr.
gptkb:Elizabeth_Boorstin
gptkbp:contribution Public history
Cultural literacy
Historical narrative style
Historical perspective
Understanding_American_culture
gptkbp:died February 28, 2004
gptkbp:field Social History
Cultural History
Intellectual History
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label David Boorstin
gptkbp:influenced Writers
Cultural theorists
American_historians
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Daniel_J._Boorstin
gptkb:Carl_Becker
Henry Steele Commager
gptkbp:knownFor Historical analysis
Cultural criticism
Popularizing_history
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Americans
The Image
The Discoverers
gptkbp:occupation Author
Historian
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:spouse Virginia Boorstin