Public figure, Education
Jonathan Bate Silver
British academic, biographer, critic, broadcaster, novelist and scholar
Jonathan Bate is a British academic, biographer, critic, broadcaster, novelist and scholar. Born 1958 in Kent. Associated with University of Warwick.
- Current role
- University of Warwick
- Function
- Education
Common questions
- Who is Jonathan Bate?
- Jonathan Bate is a British academic, biographer, critic, broadcaster, novelist and scholar. Born 1958 in Kent. Associated with University of Warwick.
- What does Jonathan Bate do?
- Jonathan Bate is with at University of Warwick.
- Where did Jonathan Bate study?
- Jonathan Bate studied at Harvard University.
- When was Jonathan Bate born?
- Jonathan Bate was born on 1958-06-26 in Kent.
- What awards has Jonathan Bate received?
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire, James Tait Black Memorial Prize, Fellow of the British Academy, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Knight Bachelor, and 2 more.
Career and education
SilverCareer
Offices and positions
- Booker Prize judge
Education
- Harvard University
- St Catharine's College
- Sevenoaks School
Public life
Gold- Born
- 1958-06-26, Kent
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Occupations
- literary historian, novelist, university teacher, literary critic, biographer, philologist, scholar of English
- Affiliations
- British Academy, Royal Society of Literature
- Also known as
- Sir Andrew Jonathan Bate, Jonathon Bate
Achievements
SilverAwards
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize 2004
- Fellow of the British Academy
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature 2004
- Knight Bachelor
- Hawthornden Prize 2004
- Guggenheim Fellowship 2025
Profile
- Languages
- English
What we have, and what we might have wrong
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- Wikidata, as of 3 Oct 2026. Community-curated knowledge base (CC0)
- Wikimedia Commons. Photo, see the file page for licence
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