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Person Detail: Ariel Durant

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Full Name: Ariel Durant
Biography:
(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.
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1919 Ulster County
Ms. Durant spent summers from 1919 to 1928 in Woodstock, New York.  
1898 (Unknown) County
Ariel Durant was born Chaya Kaufman in Proskurov, Russia, on May 10, 1898. 
1981 (Unknown) County
Ariel Durant died in Hollywood Hills, California, on October 25, 1981. 
1961 (Unknown) County
The Story of Civilization: The Age of Reason Begins, Vol. 7
(Pub: Simon & Schuster ISBN: )
History co-authored with her husband, Will Durant. 
1981 (Unknown) County
Ariel Durant was interred at Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. 
1963 (Unknown) County
The Story of Civilization: The Age of Louis XIV, Vol. 8
(Pub: Simon & Schuster ISBN: )
History co-authored with her husband, Will Durant.  
1965 (Unknown) County
The Story Of Civilization: The Age of Voltaire, Vol. 9
(Pub: Simon & Schuster ISBN: )
History co-authored with her husband, Will Durant.  
1967 (Unknown) County
The Story of Civilization: Rousseau and Revolution, Vol. 10
(Pub: Simon & Schuster ISBN: )
History co-authored with her husband, Will Durant. This volume was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1968. 
1975 (Unknown) County
The Story Of Civilization: The Age of Napoleon, Vol. 11
(Pub: Simon & Schuster ISBN: )
History co-authored with her husband, Will Durant.  
1939 Ulster County
Ms. Durant spent the summer of 1939 in a rented house near Woodstock, New York, while her husband was writing "Caesar and Christ." 
1977 (Unknown) County
A Dual Autobiography
(Pub: Simon & Schuster ISBN: 0-671-23078-6)
Autobiography. 
? Nassau County
Ms. Durant lived in Nassau County, New York. 
? Richmond County
Ms. Durant lived on Staten Island, New York. 
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