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J. Christopher Herold

Jean Christopher Herold was a Czech American university press editor and author from the 1940s to 1960s. While editing at Columbia University Press and Stanford University Press, Herold primarily wrote French history books on Napoleon Bonaparte while also covering Joan of Arc and Madame de Staël. Herold won the 1959 National Book Award for Nonfiction for his book, Mistress to an Age: A Life of Madame de Staël, and received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1960.

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Born 11 May 1919
Died 10 December 1964

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  • Cover of: The age of Napoleon.

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  • Cover of: Mistress to an age: a life of Madame de Staël.

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  • Cover of: Bonaparte in Egypt.

    First published in 1962 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The Battle of Waterloo

    First published in 1967 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Love in Five Temperaments

    First published in 1961 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The Swiss without halos

    First published in 1948 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Joan, maid of France

    First published in 1952 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Bonaparte in Egypt

    First published in 2005 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Madame de Staël, Herrin eines Jahrhunderts

    First published in 1968 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The age of Napolean.

    First published in 1963 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Germaine Necker de Stael

    First published in 1962 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Germaine Necker de Staël

    First published in 1962 — 1 edition
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    First published in 2005 — 1 edition
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Born 11 May 1919
Died 10 December 1964

Subjects

History, Biographies, Biography, Campaigns, Military History, Military leadership, Napoleon i, emperor of the french, 1769-1821, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Women, 1769-1821, Authors, french, Biografie, Civilization, Command of troops, Consulate and Empire,, Consulate and Empire, 1799-1815, Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815, Egypt, history, Emperor of the French,, Femmes, Femmes écrivains, France, France, history, 1789-1815, France, history, 18th century, France, history, 19th century

Places

France, Egypt, Paris (France), Switzerland

People

Napoleon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821), Staël Madame de (1766-1817), Napoléon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821), Anne Louise Germaine (Necker) baronne de, 1766-1817 Stael-Holstein, Germaine de Staël-Holstein (1766-1817), Joan of Arc, Saint (1412-1431), Madame de Staël (1766-1817), Napolean 1 Emperor of the French, Staël, de Madame (1766-1817)

Time

19th century, 1799-1821, 18th century, 19e siècle, Consulate and Empire, 1799-1815, Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815, French occupation, 1798-1801

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  • OLID: OL1124570A

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Alternative names

  • J. Christopher Herold
  • J.Christopher Herold
  • J. CHRISTOPHER HEROLD
  • J. C. Herold
  • Jean Christopher Herold
  • John Christopher Herold

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February 12, 2020 Edited by mountainaxe1 Edited without comment.
February 12, 2020 Edited by mountainaxe1 Added new photo
May 23, 2017 Edited by LeadSongDog Edited without comment.
May 18, 2011 Edited by Budelberger merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import