Jacob Soll
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Jacob Soll | |
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Born | 1968 (age 55–56) École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Magdalene College, Cambridge |
Awards | 2005 Jacques Barzun Prize in Cultural History
2009 Guggenheim Fellowship 2011 MacArthur Fellowship
2011 National Endowment for the Humanities
2017 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Intellectual, political, and economic history and philosophy |
Institutions | Rutgers University-Camden, Princeton University |
Doctoral advisor | Peter Burke |
Jacob Soll (born 1968) is an American university professor and professor of philosophy, history and accounting at the University of Southern California. Soll's work examines the mechanics of politics, statecraft and economics by dissecting the various elements of how modern states and political systems succeed and fail. He studies the philosophies of political and economic freedom with a focus on the relationship of the individual to the state.
His first book, Publishing ¨The Prince¨: Reading, History, and the Birth of Political Criticism," (2005) a study of the influence of Machiavelli's theory of prudence from the Enlightenment to the Renaissance, won the 2005 Jacques Barzun Prize in Cultural History.
Soll was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2009 to write his second book, The Information Master: Jean Baptiste Colbert's State Information System, a history of Louis XIV's famous finance minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert's use of information in state-building.[1][2][3]
In 2011, he was awarded a $500,000
At the University of Southern California, he teaches on the philosophy of economic and political thought and Renaissance and Enlightenment history and has organized forums on European politics.[5]
Early life and education
Soll was born in
He earned a
Career
Soll's first position was as a lecturer at
Soll's first book, Publishing The Prince (2005), examines the role of commentaries, editions, and translations of
In his second book, The Information Master (2009), he investigates the formation of a state-information gathering and classifying network by
In 2014, he authored The Reckoning: Financial Accountability and the Rise and Fall of Nations (2014). A history of the role of accounting in political and financial accountability from the Ancient world to the modern age was a worldwide best-seller, particularly in Asia, where it received numerous positive reviews.
Soll's wry and lucid book ... accountability and accountancy become a way of investigating the rise and fall of nations.[7]
It also led to Soll taking an active role in advising the Greek government during its debt crisis.[8] He addressed the Hellenic Parliament about the history of public financial management in June 2018, on the eve of the end of the Greek bailout.[9] Soll has worked closely with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and has advised the Portuguese government and European Commission.[10]
In 2022, he authored Free Market: The History of an Idea (2022), an intellectual history of the free market, from ancient Rome to the twenty-first century.
Journalistic contributions
Soll is a regular contributor to
Works
- Publishing "The Prince". University of Michigan Press. 2005. ISBN 978-0-472-11473-3.
- The Information Master. University of Michigan Press. 2009. ISBN 978-0-472-11690-4.
- The Reckoning: Financial Accountability and the Making and Breaking of Nations. Basic Books Limited. 2014. ISBN 978-0-465-03663-9.
- Free Market: The History of an Idea. Basic Books. 2022. ISBN 978-0-465-04970-7.
- ISBN 978-3-031-44342-8
References
- ^ "Web page of Jacob Soll". Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
- ^ "Jacob Soll - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
- ^ "Barzun 100: Jacob Soll wins Barzun Prize".
- ^ "Jacob Soll - MacArthur Foundation". Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
- ^ "David Cameron, former British prime minister, speaks at Bovard - USC News". news.usc.edu. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- ^ "UI alumnus Jacob Soll wins MacArthur "genius award" | fyi - News for Faculty and Staff - The University of Iowa". fyi.uiowa.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02.
- ^ "'The Reckoning', by Jacob Soll". Financial Times. 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- ^ "Professor Franciscos Koutentakis Archives - Hellenic News of America". hellenicnews.com. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- ^ "Ημερίδα με θέμα "Η Μεταρρύθμιση της Δημοσιονομικής Διαχείρισης"".
- ^ "EC Audiovisual Service - Photo". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- ^ Soll, Jacob (15 July 2015). "Opinion | Germany's Destructive Anger". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-07.