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Ron Chernow (Ronald Chernow) was born on 3 March, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., is an American writer (born 1949). Discover Ron Chernow's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?

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Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 3 March, 1949
Birthday 3 March
Birthplace Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1949

Ronald Chernow ( born March 3, 1949) is an American writer, journalist, and biographer.

He has written bestselling historical non-fiction biographies.

Chernow was born on March 2, 1949, in Brooklyn, New York.

His father, Israel, was the owner of a discount store and creator of a stock brokerage firm; his mother, Ruth, was a bookkeeper.

He is brother to Bart Chernow and uncle to Shandee Chernow.

He is of Jewish descent.

1966

Chernow was voted "Most Likely to Succeed", and was class president and valedictorian when he graduated in 1966 from Forest Hills High School in Queens in New York City.

1970

Chernow graduated summa cum laude from Yale University in 1970 and Pembroke College at Cambridge University with degrees in English literature.

He began but did not finish a PhD program.

He says that in politics he is a "disgruntled Democrat" and gives his religion as "Jewish, though more in the breach than the observance."

1973

He wrote more than 60 articles for various national newspapers and magazines from 1973 to 1982.

1979

Chernow married Valerie Stearn in 1979; she died in January 2006.

Valerie S. Chernow was an assistant professor of languages and social sciences at the New York City College of Technology.

Ron Chernow has received honorary degrees from Long Island University, Marymount Manhattan College, Hamilton College, Washington College, and Skidmore College.

Chernow began his career as a freelance journalist.

1980

In the mid-1980s, he put his writing pursuits aside when he began serving as the director of financial policy studies with the Twentieth Century Fund in New York City.

1986

In 1986, he left the organization and refocused his efforts on writing.

In addition to his background in writing nonfiction and biographies, Chernow continues to contribute articles to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

He has also provided commentary on business, politics, and finance on national radio and television shows, while also appearing as an expert in documentary films.

1990

He is also the recipient of the National Book Award for Nonfiction for his 1990 book The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance.

In 1990, Chernow published his first book, The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance, which traces the history of four generations of the J.P. Morgan financial empire.

The reviewer for The New York Times Book Review said, "As a portrait of finance, politics and the world of avarice and ambition on Wall Street, the book has the movement and tension of an epic novel. It is, quite simply, a tour de force."

The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance was honored with the National Book Award for Nonfiction.

1993

For another book, The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family, he was awarded the 1993 George S. Eccles Prize for Excellence in Economic Writing.

As a freelance journalist, Chernow has written over sixty articles for various national publications.

In 1993, Chernow published The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family, which is an account of the Warburg family, who immigrated to the US from Germany in 1838.

The Warburg family was a prominent financial dynasty of German Jewish descent, known for their accomplishments in physics, classical music, art history, pharmacology, physiology, finance, private equity and philanthropy.

The book was awarded the Columbia Business School's George S. Eccles Prize for Excellence in Economic Writing.

It was additionally named as one of the year's ten best works by the American Library Association and a Notable Book by The New York Times.

1997

Chernow's 1997 collection of essays, The Death of the Banker, touched upon his earlier writings and chronicled "the decline and fall of the great financial dynasties and the triumph of the small investor" (to quote its subtitle).

1998

In 1998, Chernow published the 774-page Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., which was selected by Time and The New York Times as one of the year's ten best books.

A prominent figure in American business history, Rockefeller was an industrialist, philanthropist, and the founder of the Standard Oil Company.

The book reflected Chernow's continued interest in financial history, especially when shaped by compelling and influential individuals.

The book remained on The New York Times Best Seller list for 16 weeks.

Time called it "one of the great American biographies".

2004

His biographies of Alexander Hamilton (2004) and John D. Rockefeller (1998) were both nominated for National Book Critics Circle Awards.

His biography of Hamilton inspired the popular Hamilton musical, which Chernow worked on as a historical consultant.

In 2004, Chernow published Alexander Hamilton.

The biography was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award and was named as the winner of the inaugural George Washington Book Prize for early American history.

2011

Chernow won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Biography and the 2011 American History Book Prize for his 2010 book Washington: A Life.