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(1898-1981) Writer, historian. Ms. Durant wrote “The Story of Civilization” (with Will Durant). She lived in Nassau County and on Staten Island and spent her summers from 1919 to 1928 in Woodstock, New York.

Full Name

Ariel Durant

Locations

Nassau

Author's Timeline


Unknown

RESIDENCE

Ms. Durant lived in Nassau County, New York.

Unknown

RESIDENCE

Ms. Durant lived on Staten Island, New York.

1898

BIRTH

Ariel Durant was born Chaya Kaufman in Proskurov, Russia, on May 10, 1898.

1919

OTHER

Ms. Durant spent summers from 1919 to 1928 in Woodstock, New York.

1939

RESIDENCE

Ms. Durant spent the summer of 1939 in a rented house near Woodstock, New York, while her husband was writing "Caesar and Christ."

1961

LITWORK

The Story of Civilization: The Age of Reason Begins, Vol. 7
Simon & Schuster

History co-authored with her husband, Will Durant.

1963

LITWORK

The Story of Civilization: The Age of Louis XIV, Vol. 8
Simon & Schuster

History co-authored with her husband, Will Durant.

1965

LITWORK

The Story Of Civilization: The Age of Voltaire, Vol. 9
Simon & Schuster

History co-authored with her husband, Will Durant.

1967

LITWORK

The Story of Civilization: Rousseau and Revolution, Vol. 10
Simon & Schuster

History co-authored with her husband, Will Durant. This volume was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1968.

1975

LITWORK

The Story Of Civilization: The Age of Napoleon, Vol. 11
Simon & Schuster

History co-authored with her husband, Will Durant.

1977

LITWORK

A Dual Autobiography
Simon & Schuster
0-671-23078-6
Autobiography.

1981

DEATH

Ariel Durant died in Hollywood Hills, California, on October 25, 1981.

1981

INTERMENT

Ariel Durant was interred at Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.

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