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Daniel Robert Koch
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Daniel Robert Koch specializes in 19th-century history and art. He received a Master’s degree and doctorate in history from the University of Oxford and is currently Head of History at Worth School, West Sussex. He is also the author of Ralph Waldo Emerson in Europe: Class, Race and Revolution in the Making of an American Thinker (2012). His work appears in Encyclopaedia Britannica as part of a joint publishing agreement with the publisher of 1001 Paintings You Should See Before You Die, where the work originally appeared. 

Primary Contributions (1)
Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze
Washington Crossing the Delaware, oil painting created by German-American artist Emanuel Leutze in 1851. It is among the best known and most popular paintings of an American historical event. No visitor to the American Wing in New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art could forget seeing…
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Publications (2)
1001 Amazing Places You Must See Before You Die
1001 Amazing Places You Must See Before You Die (March 2017)
By Richard Cavendish
Looking for a vacation destination? History reference? Beautiful visuals to get lost in? 1001 Amazing Places to See Before You Die has you covered on every front. Both casual travelers and dedicated history buffs will relish this visitor's guide to palaces, cathedrals, temples, battlefields, homes of great artists and statesmen--places and monuments that bear witness to thousands of years of human history. Packed with vivid color photos and...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson in Europe: Class, Race and Revolution in the Making of an American Thinker (International Library of Historical Studies)
Ralph Waldo Emerson in Europe: Class, Race and Revolution in the Making of an American Thinker (International Library of Historical Studies) (August 2012)
By Daniel Koch
As the revolutions of 1848 swept across Europe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, philosopher and founding father of the modern American intellectual tradition, conducted a lecture tour of Great Britain. During this time he witnessed first-hand the 1848 revolutions which swept across Europe; including the protests of the Chartists, the abdication of Louis Philippe in France and the German uprisings. Daniel R. Koch here reveals the ways in which Emerson's experience profoundly influenced the future direction...
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