Jared Diamond

Summary

Jared Diamond is a human^[1]. He was born in Boston^[2]. He was born on September 10, 1937^[3]. He worked as a biologist^[4], physiologist^[5], geographer^[6], writer^[7], and university teacher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,138 views/month, #6,693 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Boston^[2], Jared Diamond…
• Jared Diamond was born on September 10, 1937^[3].
• Jared Diamond's father was Louis Diamond^[10].
• Jared Diamond held citizenship in United States^[11].
• English was Jared Diamond's native language^[12].
• Jared Diamond's professions included biologist^[4].
• Jared Diamond's professions included physiologist^[5].
• Jared Diamond's professions included geographer^[6].
• Jared Diamond's professions included writer^[7].
• Jared Diamond worked as a university teacher^[8].
• Jared Diamond worked as an ornithologist^[13].
• Jared Diamond's field of work was ecology^[14].
• Jared Diamond's field of work was evolutionary biology^[15].
• Jared Diamond's field of work was physiology^[16].
• Jared Diamond's field of work was biogeography^[17].
• Among Jared Diamond's employers was University of California, Los Angeles^[18].
• Jared Diamond was educated at Roxbury Latin School^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Jared Diamond is The Third Chimpanzee^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Jared Diamond is Why Is Sex Fun?^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Jared Diamond is Guns, Germs, and Steel^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Jared Diamond is Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed^[23].
• A notable work attributed to Jared Diamond is The World Until Yesterday^[24].
• A notable work attributed to Jared Diamond is Upheaval: How Nations Cope with Crisis and Change^[25].
• Jared Diamond received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[26].
• Jared Diamond received the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1937-09-10^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5af9d981-bbb3-44ee-b836-dc1dd977dc28^[31]

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Origins and Family

Jared Diamond was born in Boston^[2]. He was born on September 10, 1937^[3]. His father was Louis Diamond^[10]. English was his native language^[12].

Education

Jared Diamond was educated at Roxbury Latin School^[19]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include biologist^[4], physiologist^[5], geographer^[6], writer^[7], university teacher^[8], and ornithologist^[13]. Fields of work include ecology^[14], an academic discipline^[33]; evolutionary biology^[15], a field of study^[34]; physiology^[16], a branch of biology^[35]; and biogeography^[17], a branch of geography^[36]. Among Jared Diamond's employers was University of California, Los Angeles^[18].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Third Chimpanzee^[20], Why Is Sex Fun?^[21], Guns, Germs, and Steel^[22], Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed^[23], The World Until Yesterday^[24], and Upheaval: How Nations Cope with Crisis and Change^[25].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[26], a fellowship grant^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1925^[39]; Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement^[27], a science award^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1973^[42]; National Medal of Science^[43], a science award^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1963^[46]; Groeneveld Award^[47], an award^[48], in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[49], founded in 2000^[50]; Wolf Prize in Agriculture^[51], a science award^[52], in Israel^[53], founded in 1978^[54]; and MacArthur Fellows Program^[55], a science award^[56], in United States^[57], founded in 1981^[58].

Personal Life

Jared Diamond's religion is recorded as atheism^[59].

Why It Matters

Jared Diamond ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,138 views/month, #6,693 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[60] He is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[61]

He has been cited as an influence by Yuval Noah Harari^[62], a medievalist^[63], b. 1976^[64], of Israel^[65], awarded the honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel^[66], specialised in history^[67].

Works attributed to him include Guns, Germs, and Steel^[68], a written work^[69]; Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed^[70], a written work^[71]; Why Is Sex Fun?^[72], a written work^[73]; The Third Chimpanzee^[74], a written work^[75]; and The World Until Yesterday^[76], a literary work^[77].

FAQs

Where was Jared Diamond born?

Jared Diamond's place of birth was Boston^[2].

Who were Jared Diamond's parents?

Jared Diamond's father was Louis Diamond^[10].

What did Jared Diamond do for work?

Jared Diamond worked as biologist^[4], physiologist^[5], geographer^[6], writer^[7], and university teacher^[8].

Where did Jared Diamond go to school?

Jared Diamond was educated at Roxbury Latin School^[19].

What awards did Jared Diamond receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[26], Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement^[27], National Medal of Science^[43], and Groeneveld Award^[47].

Who did Jared Diamond influence?

Jared Diamond has been cited as an influence by Yuval Noah Harari^[62].