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Actor: Point Break. Born in Regensburg Germany, Daniel was raised in Upstate, New York. He has United States and German Citizenship. He has a rich German lineage; Daniel's the great-great-great-grand nephew of Friedrich Ebert, who served as Chancellor of Germany and First President during the Weimar period.
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Daniel Beer (born 1973) is a British historian and Professor of Modern History at Royal Holloway, University of London. His book, The House of the Dead, won the 2017 Cundill History Prize and was shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize.
Daniel Beer is Professor of Modern History at Royal Holloway and a specialist on Russia. He has published widely on the social and cultural history of the Russian Empire and has a particular interest in crime and punishment.
Daniel Beer (born 1973) is Reader in Modern European history at Royal Holloway, University of London. His book, The House of the Dead, won the 2017 Cundill History Prize and was shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize.
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The Cundill History Prize rewards the best history writing in English and is judged by a panel of historians and authors. Choosing from 300 submissions, this year's jury unanimously agreed that The House of the Deadstood above formidable competition as a work of history that delivers exceptional scholarship in a relevant and accessible read. Profes...
Dr Beer, Reader in the Department of History at Royal Holloway, is the first British winner of the prize since 2010. Run by Canada’s McGill University, the international Cundill History Prize is a prestigious award, with a prize of US $75,000, given annually to the book that embodies historical scholarship, originality, literary quality and broad a...
The House of the Deadhas also been shortlisted for The Wolfson History Prize, The Pushkin House Russian Book Prize and the Longman History Today Prize, 2017. Find out more about the Department of Historyat Royal Holloway
Nov 16, 2017 · The international Cundill History Prize today announced the British historian Daniel Beer as the 2017 winner of the US$75,000 prize – the richest in non-fiction for a single work in English.
Daniel Beer is Senior Lecturer in History at Royal Holloway, University of London and the author of The House of the Dead: Siberian Exile Under the Tsars (Allen Lane, 2016).
