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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.
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)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Monkey
- Occupation
- historian of Modern Age / university teacher / non-fiction writer
2. Background
- University
- Harvard University
Awards & achievements
- 2009 Berlin Prize
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Mary Elise Sarotte born?
Born January 16, 1968 (age 58).
What does Mary Elise Sarotte do?
Mary Elise Sarotte works as historian of Modern Age, university teacher, non-fiction writer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.