hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɪmˈɛɹɪɾəs fɹʌm hˈɑːɹvɚd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, ænd ðˈɛn dʒˈɔɪnd ðə skˈuːl ʌv hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl stˈʌdiz æt ðɪ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt fɔːɹ ɐdvˈænst stˈʌdi, bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ɪmˈɛɹɪɾəs ðɛɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt.
He became emeritus from Harvard in 1990, and then joined the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, becoming emeritus there in 1998.