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William James Durant is an American writer, historian and philosopher. He is best known for The Story of Civilization, which consists of 11 volumes written in collaboration with his wife, Ariel Durant, and was published from 1935 to 1975. Before that, he was noticed with The Story philosophy, is described as "a breakthrough work to help spread philosophy". He conceived of philosophy as a holistic perspective or to see things from a concrete point of view - a phrase inspired by Spinoza's novel aeternitatis, meaning roughly "from the point of view of eternity." He sought to unify and humanize the vast amount of historical knowledge, which had grown considerably and disjointed into esoteric disciplines, and to revitalize it for contemporary application. The Durant received the Pulitzer Prize for the Common Non-Fiction Book in 1968 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 .
BornWilliam James Durant, November 5, 1885, North Adams, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedNovember 7, 1981, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationHistorian, writer, philosopher, teacher
NationalityAmerican
EducationSaint Peter's College (B.A, 1907), Columbia University (PhD, philosophy, 1917)
GenreNon-fiction
SubjectHistory, philosophy, religion
Literary movementPhilosophy, etc.
Children2

About Will Durant

Novelist Will Durant was born in Massachusetts, United States on November 5, 1885. He dies at the age of 96, on November 7, 1981.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian who co-authored The Story of Civilization, an eleven-volume opus. The Story of Philosophy and Pleasures of Philosophy are two of his other significant publications.

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Will Durant before becoming famous

Will Durant was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scorpion), and 1885 is also the year of Rooster (雞) in the Chinese Zodiac.

Following his graduation from Saint Peter's College in 1907, he worked as a correspondent for the New York Evening Journal.

Achievement of Will Durant

In 1968, he and his wife were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for the eleventh edition of their co-authored series, The Story of Civilization.

Will Durant's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

With his wife and co-author, Novelist Ariel Durant, he had a daughter, Ethel.

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He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize two years before Novelist Norman Mailer did.

Will Durant Income & Net worth

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