David I. Kertzer
Anthropologist and historian
David I. Kertzer is an American anthropologist and historian who specializes in Italy's political, demographic and religious history. His book The Pope and Mussolini won a Pulitzer Prize.
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American Born 1948 in New York City, United States
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About David I. Kertzer
David I. Kertzer was born on February 20, 1948. He is the Paul Dupee Jr. University Professor of Social Science at Brown University, and also a professor of anthropology and of Italian studies there. He served as Brown's provost from 2006 to 2011. His 2014 book The Pope and Mussolini won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. The Pope at War is also among his books.