Louisa Thomas
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Louisa Thomas | |
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| Born | 1981 (age 44–45) |
| Occupation | Journalist • author |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Genre | non-fiction |
| Spouse | John Urschel |
| Parents | Evan Thomas (father) |
| Relatives | Norman Thomas (great-grandfather) |
Louisa Thomas (born 1981) is an American writer and sports journalist.
Thomas is the daughter of journalist and Newsweek editor Evan Thomas and Washington, D.C. attorney Oscie Thomas.[1] She graduated from Harvard University summa cum laude with a degree in English in 2004.[2]
Career
Thomas is a contributor to The New Yorker and a former editor and writer at Grantland. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, and The Paris Review. Thomas has published two books: 2017's Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams, a biography of First Lady Louisa Adams, and 2011's Conscience: Two Soldiers, Two Pacifists, One Family—a Test of Will and Faith in World War I, about the moral conflicts her family endured during World War I and focusing on her pacifist great-grandfather, Norman Thomas. She is a former fellow at New America.[3]
Though much of Thomas's writing is about sports, it is influenced by her studies of poetry; she cites Wallace Stevens as a major influence.[1]
Personal life
Thomas's first marriage ended in divorce. Her second is to mathematician and former NFL player John Urschel. They have one daughter.[4] Urschel's autobiography, Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football, was co-written by Thomas and published in 2019.[5][6]
