Solomon Schmidt
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Solomon Schmidt is the 22-year-old author of ten books. These include eight books in a series called History Bites, as well as biographies on Alan Dershowitz and J.K. Rowling.
Solomon wrote his first book at the age of 12, graduated high school at the age of 16, and was once described as “the youngest child historian in America.”
In addition to running historical tours in England and Scotland, he also hosts the History Bites YouTube channel, where he has posted over 150 educational videos and interviews.
Solomon has traveled to Tanzania, Norway, Nepal, Iceland, Greenland, Jordan, Australia, and New Zealand to film videos for his channel and has given lectures at nearly 50 conferences throughout the United States. Solomon is also working to help expand education in rural parts of Nepal through the JAPA Workbook Initiative. His authorized biography of Alan Dershowitz, Legal Gladiator, was praised by many prominent figures. His latest book, A Pen to Change the World, is the first complete biography of J.K. Rowling and is due to be released in 2026. He lives near Buffalo, New York.
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"My mission," says Solomon, "is to help inspire kids to become passionate about history and to encourage a new generation of historians to strive for neutrality and objectivity – to make it our sacred duty to simply report facts and leave our opinions at the door."
Praise for Solomon
Solomon, thanks for
all you do.
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Gov. Mike Huckabee
An amazing young author.
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Mike Tyson
[Solomon is] a very talented young man with a bright future ahead of [him]. Melania and I continue to be impressed by all that [he has] accomplished at such a young age.
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President Donald Trump
Solomon...is perhaps the youngest child historian
in America.
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Steve Doocy
Solomon's doing the hard work and getting after it.
Jocko Willink
[I have] admiration for all [Solomon is] doing to make this a better world - and a more educated world.
Dame Jane Goodall
Solomon is a prodigy. He is a great writer and interviewer. [As a historian] he follows in the tradition of David McCullough - objective, down-the-line, and fair. To this day I still don't know what [his] politics are. I think he will be the greatest biographer of the 21st century.
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Prof. Alan Dershowitz
[Solomon has] quite a remarkable record. [I'm] really impressed.
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Dr. Noam Chomsky
A reputable author.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin
Solomon is a wonderful young historian. He is a great writer with fantastic attention to detail. [His writing] is engrossing and pulls you in so that you can't put the book down.
John Solomon
Working...
Solomon discussing J.K. Rowling
while guiding guests through Edinburgh, Scotland
Solomon interviewing Dr. Jane Goodall in New York City
Solomon lecturing at a conference in Tennessee about the friendship of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis
Solomon researching Legal Gladiator
in the archives of Brooklyn College
Solomon filming in Greenland near
the ancient homestead of Leif Erikson