Jeruslem Post:

By BEN HARTMAN

Winners include Stanford, Oxford professors George Conquest, Martin Gilbert, South African artist William Kentridge.

The international Dan David Foundation announced the names of its 2012 laureates for prizes in outstanding achievement on Wednesday.

The foundation will award the $1 million Dan David Prizes during a ceremony at Tel Aviv University on June 10.

The winners in the biography/ history section include Stanford University Prof. George Conquest, a British historian who is an expert in Soviet history, and University of Oxford Prof. Martin Gilbert, an expert in Jewish history. William Kentridge of South Africa won for his artwork. In addition, biologists David Botstein, J. Craig Venter and Eric Lander won for their genome research. Read more