Jared Mason Diamond is an American geographer, historian, anthropologist, and author best known for his popular science books The Third Chimpanzee; Guns, Germs, and Steel; Collapse, The World Until Yesterday, and Upheaval. Originally trained in 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.
| Born: | Jared Mason Diamond, September 10, 1937, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Fields: | Physiology, biophysics, ornithology, environmentalism, history, ecology, geography, evolutionary biology, and anthropology |
| Institutions: | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Education: | Roxbury Latin School |
| Alma mater: | Harvard University, Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Thesis: | Concentrating activity of the gall-bladder (1961) |
| Influenced: | Yuval Noah Harari |
| Notable awards: | MacArthur Genius Grant (1985), Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (1997), Royal Society Prize for Science Books (1992, 1998 & 2006), Pulitzer Prize (1998), International Cosmos Prize (1998), National Medal of Science (1999), Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (2001), Wolf Prize in Agriculture (2013) |
| IMDb: | Jared Diamond's IMDb |
About Jared Diamond
An American scientist and author, he is best known for popular, science-themed works such as The Third Chimpanzee and The World Until Yesterday. His 1997 book, Guns, Germs, and Steel, won the Pulitzer Prize.
Before Fame
He graduated from Harvard and subsequently received a degree in physiology and biophysics from Trinity College, University of Cambridge.
Achievement
He taught in the geography department at the University of California-Los Angeles.
Family Life
He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He had twin sons with his wife Marie.
Associations
Anne McCaffrey is another famous author from Massachusetts.
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- Wolf Prize in Agriculture laureates
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- Roxbury Latin School alumni
- Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction winners
- Human evolution theorists
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- American skeptics
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- National Medal of Science laureates
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