Curated category
New York University faculty
- Martin ScorseseMartin Scorsese was born on the 17th of November 1942 in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens. He grew up in the Little Italy section of Manhattan where his…
- Cliff EisenCliff Eisen entered the world on the 21st of January 1952 in Toronto. This Canadian musicologist began his formal education at the University of Toronto…
- Saul BellowSolomon Bellows arrived in the world on the 10th of June 1915, within the quiet streets of Lachine, Quebec. His parents had fled Saint Petersburg, Russia…
- Tom ShoneTom Shone grew up in the United Kingdom. He attended Varndean VIth form college located in Brighton, Sussex. This educational background laid the foundation…
- Stephen Holmes (political scientist)Stephen Holmes was born on the 21st of February 1948. He began his higher education journey at Denison University in Ohio.
- Ralph EllisonRalph Waldo Ellison was born on the 1st of March 1913 in Oklahoma City. His father Lewis Alfred worked as a construction foreman and small-business owner…
- Friedrich HayekFriedrich August von Hayek was born on the 8th of May 1899 in Vienna to a family that valued scholarship. His father worked as a medical doctor for the…
- William Barrett (philosopher)William Christopher Barrett entered the City College of New York at fifteen years old. This precocious start marked a life dedicated to ideas from an early…
- Ludwig von MisesLudwig Heinrich Edler von Mises was born on the 29th of September 1881 in Lemberg. This city now bears the name Lviv and sits within Ukraine today.
- Oskar MorgensternOskar Morgenstern entered the world on the 24th of January 1902 in Görlitz, Prussian Province of Silesia. His mother was rumored to be a daughter of Emperor…
- Harold BloomHarold Bloom was born on the 11th of July 1930 in New York City. He grew up at 1410 Grand Concourse in the Bronx. His parents were Paula and William Bloom.
- David ChalmersDavid John Chalmers was born on the 20th of April 1966 in Sydney, New South Wales. He grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, where he attended Unley High…
- Anna SchwartzAnna Jacobson Schwartz entered the world on the 11th of November 1915 in New York City. Her parents were Pauline and Hillel Jacobson.
- James BurnhamJames Burnham was born on the 22nd of November 1905 in Chicago, Illinois. His father Claude George Burnham worked as an executive for the Burlington Railroad…
- Erwin PanofskyErwin Panofsky was born on the 30th of March 1892 in Hanover. His parents, Arnold and Caecilie (Solling) Panofsky, were a rentier mining family from Upper…
- William BaumolWilliam Jack Baumol was born on the 26th of February 1922 in the South Bronx. His parents Solomon and Lillian had both immigrated to America from Eastern…