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Timothy Snyder was born on August 18, 1969 in Dayton, Ohio, United States and is credited as a historian, writer and literary critic. That puts Timothy Snyder at 56 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Centerville High School and Brown University. Listed accolades include Hannah Arendt Prize (2013), Ralph Waldo Emerson Award (2011), Marshall Scholarship and 5 more. Notable works include The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America, Bloodlands and On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century.
My Take
Snyder is, to me, the historian who refuses to leave the past in the past. Born in 1969 in Dayton, Ohio, schooled at Brown, and a Hannah Arendt Prize laureate, he writes about Central and Eastern Europe and the Holocaust with a moral urgency that most academics keep at arm's length. Bloodlands is a monument of grim scholarship, but On Tyranny is the one I press on people: twenty lessons distilled into a book you can finish in an hour and think about for years. What I value is his refusal to be merely a scholar; he treats history as a warning system. He's a fighter with footnotes.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Timothy Snyder
- Name (Japanese)
- ティモシー・スナイダー
- Reading
- てぃもしー・すないだー
- Born
- August 18, 1969 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rooster
- Origin
- Dayton, Ohio, United States
- Occupation
- historian / writer / literary critic / university teacher / political scientist
2. Background
- High school
- Centerville High School
- University
- Brown University
Awards & achievements
- 2013 Hannah Arendt Prize
- 2011 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award
- Marshall Scholarship
- Antonovych prize
- 2003 George Louis Beer Prize
- 2012 Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding
- 2017 Guggenheim Fellowship
- 2018 Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science
3. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America | — | |
| Notable work | Bloodlands | — | |
| Notable work | On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century | — |
4. Links
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
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.
Frequently asked questions
When was Timothy Snyder born?
Born August 18, 1969 (age 56).
Where is Timothy Snyder from?
Timothy Snyder is from Dayton, Ohio, United States.
What does Timothy Snyder do?
Timothy Snyder works as historian, writer, literary critic, university teacher, political scientist.
What is Timothy Snyder known for?
Notable works include The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America, Bloodlands, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century.
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