Thomas Jefferson Medal for Distinguished Achievement in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Award
| Thomas Jefferson Medal | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | distinguished achievement in the arts, humanities, or social sciences |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | American Philosophical Society |
| First awarded | 1993 |
| Website | https://www.amphilsoc.org/prizes/thomas-jefferson-medal-distinguished-achievement-arts-humanities-and-social-sciences |
The Thomas Jefferson Medal for Distinguished Achievement in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences is awarded by the American Philosophical Society and is that society's "highest award for the arts, humanities, and social sciences."[1]
The Thomas Jefferson Medal was authorized by an act of Congress in 1993, in honor of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the American Philosophical Society.
Recipients
Thomas Jefferson Medal recipients are as follows:[1]
2018
- Toni Morrison
2007
- Richard Rorty
2005
- Elliott Carter
2004
- Bernard M. W. Knox
2003
- Frederick H. Burkhardt
2002
- Bernard Lewis
2001
- I.M. Pei
2000
- Helen Hennessey Vendler
1999
- Daniel J. Boorstin
1998
- Albert O. Hirschman
1997
- Roland M. Frye
1996
- Homer Thompson
1995
- George F. Kennan
1994
- Arthur Link
1993
- King Juan Carlos I, on behalf of Spain
- Bernard Bailyn
- Warren E. Burger
- John Hope Franklin
- Peter Paret
- Hanna Gray
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan
See also
References
- ^ a b "Thomas Jefferson Medal for Distinguished Achievement in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences". American Philosophical Society. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
