Authors / person-ernest-samuels

Ernest Samuels

American biographer (1903-1996).

Wikipedia

Recognized books

Wins

Lists

Index score

1959—1982

Recognition span

Author in the index

Ernest Samuels has 4 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1959 and 1982. The records span 4 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

National Book Awards3

Pulitzer Prize2

Bancroft Prize1

Francis Parkman Prize1

Subject profile

Biography4

Indexed works

Books by Ernest Samuels

4 books · sorted by recognition

Henry Adams: The Middle YearsBiography195814 pts Bernard Berenson: The Making of a ConnoisseurBiography197912 pts Henry Adams: The Major PhaseBiography19484 pts Henry Adams, 3 vols.Biography—4 pts

Year	Title	Subject	Score	Wins	Lists	Imprint
1958	Henry Adams: The Middle Years	Biography	14	2	2	Harvard University Press
1979	Bernard Berenson: The Making of a Connoisseur	Biography	12	0	3	Belknap Press
1948	Henry Adams: The Major Phase	Biography	4	0	1	Harvard University Press
—	Henry Adams, 3 vols.	Biography	4	0	1	Unknown

Prize metrics come from Book Prize Index records. Biographical description and portrait metadata are sourced from the matched Wikidata and Wikimedia records; uncertain identity matches are omitted.

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