Bob Simon

Bob Simon was an American war correspondent, journalist, historian, diplomat and writer (1941–2015). He was born at The Bronx and died at Manhattan.

Also recorded as Robert David Simon.

Bob Simon in brief

Born
1941
Died
2015
Known for
war correspondent, journalist, historian, diplomat and writer
Place of birth
The Bronx
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Recognition and collections

Bob Simon received Peabody Awards, Emmy Award, Fulbright Scholarship and Weintal Prize for Diplomatic Reporting.

Catalogued works

13 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1580 to 2010.

Arbaʻim yom. Forty days. Study for the Pentecost, dated c. 1580, pen brown ink and brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (with later additions to left knee and face of virgin), over traces of black chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on tan laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.5658. Shade, dated 2010, self-developed software and switchable transparent film, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2010.452. Old Beggar Carrying Child, dated c. 1735–c. 1750, ivory, wood, glass, and leather, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1991.641. Sequences proper: Physical illness patient 5 - "Bob", dated 1970-1980, held by Wellcome Collection. The hypochondriac's guide to life and death / Gene Weingarten ; with an introduction by Dave Barry ; illustrations by Bob Staake., dated [1998], held by Wellcome Collection. Why we must provide HIV treatment information / [photography, Wolfgang Tillmans ; words, Bob Huff]., dated [2006], held by Wellcome Collection. Bopeep, a dialogue between Bob Byass, late quæstor of the Fiscus, and Simon George a country gentleman: together with two merry songs one by Grig Lyrick, Songster to the late chief Praefect Hocus, the other by a News-Boy. Dedicated to the freeholders, and freemen of corporations in Ireland, dated 1714, held by Wellcome Collection. Tijuana bibles : art and wit in America's forbidden funnies, 1930s-1950s / Bob Adelman ; introductory essay by Art Speigelman ; commentary by Richard Merkin., dated 2006, held by Wellcome Collection. A tree and bunches of flowers (artwork), dated 1970-1980, held by Wellcome Collection. Head of an Irish God (artwork), dated 1970-1980, held by Wellcome Collection. Purple tree (artwork), dated 1970-1980, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 31 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Simon, Bob (29 May 1941–11 February 2015), broadcast journalist, American National Biography Online, 2021. Dylan Bob, 2022, The Philosophy of Modern Song, Simon & Schuster, New York, 340 p., Cahiers de littérature orale, 2023. Obama’s Wars / Bob Woodward, Simon & Schuster, 2010, 464 p., Revue internationale et stratégique, 2011. "Obama's Wars," Bob Woodward, (New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 2010), Journal of Strategic Security, 2011.

Digitised editions and texts

4 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

rob (2002136) (2016) — Internet Archive. My Customized The Ultimate box maker (2628374) (2017) — Internet Archive. Forty days (1992) — Internet Archive. My Customized The Ultimate box maker (2628372) (2017) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 13 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1941Bob Simon born at The Bronx.
  2. 1970Sequences proper: Physical illness patient 5 - "Bob" (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1992Forty days digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 2010Shade (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  5. 2015Bob Simon died at Manhattan.
  6. 2016rob (2002136) digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 2017My Customized The Ultimate box maker (2628374) digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 2017My Customized The Ultimate box maker (2628372) digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    "Obama's Wars," Bob Woodward, (New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 2010), Journal of Strategic Security, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Dylan Bob, 2022, The Philosophy of Modern Song, Simon & Schuster, New York, 340 p., Cahiers de littérature orale, 2023

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Obama’s Wars / Bob Woodward, Simon & Schuster, 2010, 464 p., Revue internationale et stratégique, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Open Library author record for Bob Simon (Internet Archive), 2 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  5. 5.

    Simon, Bob (29 May 1941–11 February 2015), broadcast journalist, American National Biography Online, 2021

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Internet Archive, 4 digitised items catalogued under Bob Simon as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Bob Simon.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  8. 8.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 31 works naming Bob Simon.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q888256: Bob Simon

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  10. 10.

    “Bob Simon”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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