Jill Lepore
Jill Lepore (born 1966) is an American historian, journalist and writer.
Jill Lepore
- Born
- 1966 · West Boylston.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- historian · journalist · writer · essayist · academic · university teacher
- Fields
- essay · American studies · history · creative and professional writing
- Education
- University of Michigan · Yale University · Tufts University · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Known for
- The Name of War · These Truths
- Honours
- Ralph Waldo Emerson Award · Bancroft Prize · Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards · Hannah Arendt Prize · Guggenheim Fellowship · American History Book Prize
- Languages
- English
In this article
Biography
Jill Lepore studied at University of Michigan, Yale University and Tufts University. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is essay, American studies and history. Residence is recorded at Cambridge. Employment is recorded with Harvard University, University of California, San Diego and Boston University. Works named in the authority record are The Name of War and These Truths. Distinctions recorded are Ralph Waldo Emerson Award, Bancroft Prize, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards and Hannah Arendt Prize.
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- Cambridge
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West Boylston.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 28 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Books
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