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Ron Chernow

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Educated at Yale and Cambridge University in England, Ron Chernow is a biographer who specializes in hard-hitting exposes on historical business figures. Among Chernow's early accomplishments was his unmasking of corruption in Chinatown for New York magazine in 1973. In the book The House of Morgan, winner of the National Book Award in 1990, Chernow outlines the extraordinary path of J.P. Morgan's empire and its influence on the American banking industry. Chernow is also the author of Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, which chronicles the life and times of the richest man in the United States in the early 1900s. His other work includes The Warburgs, The Death of a Banker, Alexander Hamilton, Washington: A Life, and Grant. Chernow is regular guest on the National Public Radio programs Fresh Air with Terry Gross and All Things Considered. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Alexander Hamilton… (more)
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Chernow, Ronald
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Date of birth
1949-03-03
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Gender
male
Nationality
USA
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New York, New York, USA (Brooklyn)
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Places of residence
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Education
Pembroke College, Cambridge (M.Phil ∙ Literature ∙ 1972)
Yale College (B.A. | 1970)
Occupations
journalist
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Melanie Jackson
Caitlin McKenna
Organizations
PEN American Center
The Century Foundation
Society of American Historians
Awards and honors
National Humanities Medal (2015)
American History Book Prize (2011)
George S. Eccles Prize for Excellence in Economic Writing (1993)
George Washington Book Prize (2004)
BIO Award (2013)
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Ronald "Ron" Chernow (born March 3, 1949) is an American writer, journalist, historian, and biographer. He has written bestselling and award-winning biographies of historical figures from the world of business, finance, and American politics.
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