Tuchman, Barbara

Tuchman, Barbara
(1912–89)
   US writer. A writer of contemporary history, Barbara Tuchman gained an international reputation with her Pulitzer prize-winning The Guns of August (1962), a study of the diplomatic background to the outbreak of World War I. (Her grandfather Henry MORGENTHAU, Sr. was at that time US ambassador to Turkey.) Her other books include Bible and Sword (1956), covering the historical connection between Britain and Palestine; The Proud Tower (1966), a collection of historical essays leading up to World War I; and Sand against the Wind (1971).

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  • TUCHMAN, BARBARA WERTHEIM — (1912–1989), U.S. author, journalist, and historian. Born in New York City, she was a daughter of Maurice wertheim and a granddaughter of Henry morgenthau , Sr. She engaged in journalistic and editorial work, including coverage of the Spanish… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Tuchman, Barbara — orig. Barbara Wertheim born Jan. 30, 1912, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Feb. 6, 1989, Greenwich, Conn. U.S. historian. She wrote for The Nation and other publications before beginning to write most of the books that made her a leading popular… …   Universalium

  • Tuchman,Barbara Wertheim — Tuch·man (tŭckʹmən), Barbara Wertheim. 1912 1989. American historian who won a Pulitzer Prize for The Guns of August (1962) and for Stilwell and the American Experience in China (1971). * * * …   Universalium

  • Tuchman, Barbara — (1912 89)    American historian. She studied at Radcliffe College and was a research assistant at the Institute of Pacific Relations in New York. She then worked for the Nation. From 1943 to 1945 she worked at the US Office of War Information.… …   Dictionary of Jewish Biography

  • Barbara W. Tuchman — Barbara Wertheim Tuchman (* 30. Januar 1912 in New York City; † 6. Februar 1989 in Greenwich (Connecticut)) war eine US amerikanische Reporterin und Historikerin. Tuchman war die Enkelin von Henry Morgenthau senior. Sie besuchte bis 1933 das… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Barbara Wertheim Tuchman — (* 30. Januar 1912 in New York City; † 6. Februar 1989 in Greenwich (Connecticut)) war eine US amerikanische Reporterin und Historikerin. Tuchman war die Enkelin von Henry Morgenthau senior. Sie besuchte bis 1933 das Radcliffe College und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tuchman — Barbara Wertheim Tuchman (* 30. Januar 1912 in New York City; † 6. Februar 1989 in Greenwich (Connecticut)) war eine US amerikanische Reporterin und Historikerin. Tuchman war die Enkelin von Henry Morgenthau senior. Sie besuchte bis 1933 das… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Barbara Tuchman — Barbara Wertheim Tuchman (January 30, 1912 ndash; February 6, 1989) was an American self trained historian and author. She became best known for The Guns of August , a history of the prelude and first month of World War I. As an author, Tuchman… …   Wikipedia

  • Barbara Tuchman — noun United States historian (1912 1989) • Syn: ↑Tuchman, ↑Barbara Wertheim Tuchman • Instance Hypernyms: ↑historian, ↑historiographer …   Useful english dictionary

  • Barbara Wertheim Tuchman — noun United States historian (1912 1989) • Syn: ↑Tuchman, ↑Barbara Tuchman • Instance Hypernyms: ↑historian, ↑historiographer …   Useful english dictionary

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