Simon Schama

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Simon Michael Schama, CBE (born 13 February 1945 in London) is a British historian and art historian. He is a professor at Columbia University His works on history and art include The Embarrassment of Riches, Landscape and Memory, Dead Certainties, Rembrandt's Eyes, and his history of the French Revolution, Citizens. He is best known for writing and hosting the 15-part BBC documentary series A History of Britain. He is an art and cultural critic for The New Yorker.The son of second-generation immigrant Jewish parents with roots in Lithuania and Turkey, Schama was born in London.