Jared Diamond
1937
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country of citizenship: United States of America
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Harvard University, Trinity College, Harvard College, Roxbury Latin School
occupation: biologist, physiologist, geographer, writer, university teacher, ornithologist, ecologist, science communicator
award received: Guggenheim Fellowship, Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, National Medal of Science, Groeneveld Award, Wolf Prize in Agriculture, MacArthur Fellows Program, Royal Society Science Books Prize, Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction, International Cosmos Prize, Humanist of the Year, Dickson Prize in Science, Environment Book Prize, Blue Planet Prize
official website: www.jareddiamond.org
Jared Mason Diamond (born September 10, 1937) is an American geographer, historian, ornithologist, and author best known for his popular science books The Third Chimpanzee (1991); Guns, Germs, and Steel (1997, awarded a Pulitzer Prize); Collapse (2005), The World Until Yesterday (2012), and Upheaval (2019). Originally trained in biochemistry and physiology, Diamond is known for drawing from a variety of fields, including anthropology, ecology, geography, and evolutionary biology. He is a professor of geography at UCLA.In 2005, Diamond was ranked ninth on a poll by Prospect and Foreign Policy of the world's top 100 public intellectuals. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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