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Mary Elise Sarotte is a historian of Modern Age, university teacher and non-fiction writer. The date of birth on record is January 16, 1968. Mary Elise Sarotte is 58 years old as of 2026. Schooling on record includes Harvard University. Recorded honors include Berlin Prize (2009).
My Take
Mary Elise Sarotte is exactly the kind of historian I admire: someone who insists on documents over nostalgia when explaining how the Cold War actually ended. Running grand-strategy and global-affairs programs at institutions like the Kissinger Center and Yale, she sits at the intersection of scholarship and the questions policymakers can't dodge. Her 2009 Berlin Prize feels fitting, a scholar of the wall's fall honored in the very city. What I value most is her patience with the 'why' behind events most people treat as settled. In an era of hot takes, her careful, archive-driven work is the quiet, durable kind that ages well.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mary Elise Sarotte
- Name (Japanese)
- M・E・サロッティ
- Reading
- M・E・さろってぃ
- Born
- January 16, 1968 (age 58)
- Occupation
- historian of Modern Age / university teacher / non-fiction writer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Monkey
2. Background
- University
- Harvard University
Awards & achievements
- 2009 Berlin Prize
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.%20E.%20Sarotte
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%E3%83%BBE%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q68509491
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Mary Elise Sarotte born?
Mary Elise Sarotte was born on January 16, 1968 and is 58 years old.
What does Mary Elise Sarotte do?
Mary Elise Sarotte works as historian of Modern Age, university teacher, non-fiction writer.
Where did Mary Elise Sarotte study?
Mary Elise Sarotte attended Harvard University.
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