Steven Kaplan (historian)
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Steven Kaplan is the Goldwin Smith
Professor of European History
in the Department of History
at Cornell University
.
His primary fields of expertise are French history
and the history of food, specifically the history of bread
. He earned his A.B. at Princeton University
in 1963 and his M.A. in 1966, M.Phil in 1968 and Ph.D. in 1974 at Yale University
.
Goldwin Smith
Goldwin Smith was a British-Canadian historian and journalist.- Early years :He was born at Reading, Berkshire. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford, and after a brilliant undergraduate career he was elected to a fellowship at University College, Oxford...
Professor of European History
History of Europe
History of Europe describes the history of humans inhabiting the European continent since it was first populated in prehistoric times to present, with the first human settlement between 45,000 and 25,000 BC.-Overview:...
in the Department of History
Cornell University Department of History
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at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
.
His primary fields of expertise are French history
History of France
The history of France goes back to the arrival of the earliest human being in what is now France. Members of the genus Homo entered the area hundreds of thousands years ago, while the first modern Homo sapiens, the Cro-Magnons, arrived around 40,000 years ago...
and the history of food, specifically the history of bread
History of bread
The history of bread goes back at least 30,000 years. The first bread produced was probably cooked versions of a grain-paste, made from roasted and ground cereal grains and water, and may have been developed by accidental cooking or deliberate experimentation with water and grain flour...
. He earned his A.B. at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1963 and his M.A. in 1966, M.Phil in 1968 and Ph.D. in 1974 at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
.
Books
- Le pain maudit. Retour sur la France des années oubliées, 1945-1958 (2008)
- France, Malade du Corporatisme? (wrote two chapters and co-drafted introduction). (2004)
- Cherchez le pain: Guide des Meilleures Boulangeries de Paris (2004)
- Le Retour du bon pain: Une histoire contemporaine du pain, de ses techniques, et de ses hommes (2002)
- La Fin des Corporations. Paris: Fayard (2001)
- Food and Gender: Identity and Power (1998)
- Le Meilleur Pain du monde. Les Boulangers de Paris au dix-huitième siécle. (1996)
- The Bakers of Paris and the Bread Question, 1700-1775 (1996)
Awards
- Lauréat of the Prix Littéraire “Etats-Unis-France” for 2001 (Association France-Amériques, Paris, for the best book by any American on French subject.
- Appointed ChevalierKnightA knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
de l'Ordre du MériteOrdre National du MériteThe Ordre national du Mérite is an Order of State awarded by the President of the French Republic. It was founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle...
by the French Government, 22 May 2001. - Eighteenth-Century StudiesEighteenth-Century StudiesEighteenth-Century Studies is an academic journal established in 1966 and is the official publication of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. It focuses on all aspects of 18th century history. It is related to the annual Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture...
for “the best book in eighteenth-centuries studies” for 1996-97. - Winner of the Langhe Ceretto PrizeLanghe Ceretto PrizeThe Langhe Ceretto Prize is a literary award, introduced in 1991 and bestowed by a jury of international experts to books dealing with food and viticulture.-External link:*...
for the best book in the history of food for 1996-1997.
External links
- Faculty Profile at Cornell University
- Kaplan being interviewed on Late Night with Conan O'BrienLate Night with Conan O'BrienLate Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...
- Kaplan reviews the best baguettes in New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
for New York Magazine