Jared Diamond
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Summary
Jared Diamond was born on September 10, 1937[1], in Boston[2]. He has worked as a physiologist[3], geographer[4], writer[5], university teacher[6], and ornithologist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,020 views/month, #6,693 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Father: Louis Diamond[9]
- Country of citizenship: United States[10]
- Native language: English[11]
- Occupation: ecologist[12]
- Field of work: ecology[13], evolutionary biology[14], physiology[15], biogeography[16]
- Employer: University of California, Los Angeles[17]
- Educated at: Roxbury Latin School[18]
- Notable work: The Third Chimpanzee[19], Why Is Sex Fun?[20], Guns, Germs, and Steel[21], Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed[22], The World Until Yesterday[23], Upheaval: How Nations Cope with Crisis and Change[24]
- Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship[25], Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement[26], National Medal of Science[27], Groeneveld Award[28], Wolf Prize in Agriculture[29], MacArthur Fellows Program[30], Royal Society Science Books Prize[31], Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction[32], International Cosmos Prize[33], Humanist of the Year[34], Dickson Prize in Science[35], Environment Book Prize[36], Blue Planet Prize[37], Elliott Coues Award[38]
- Member of: National Academy of Sciences[39], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[40], American Philosophical Society[41], The Skeptics Society[42]
- Religion or worldview: atheism[43]
- Sex or gender: male[44]
- Commons category: Jared Diamond[45]
- Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[46]
- Residence: Los Angeles[47]
- Family name: Diamond[48]
- Given name: Jared[49], Mason[50]
- Official website: http://www.jareddiamond.org[51]
- Topic's main category: Category:Jared Diamond[52]
- Commons gallery: Jared Diamond[53]
Why It Matters
Jared Diamond has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] He is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
He has been cited as an influence by Yuval Noah Harari[56], a medievalist[57], b. 1976[58], of Israel[59], awarded the honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel[60], specialised in history[61].
Works attributed to him include Guns, Germs, and Steel[62], a written work[63]; Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed[64], a written work[65]; Why Is Sex Fun?[66], a written work[67]; The Third Chimpanzee[68], a written work[69]; and The World Until Yesterday[70], a literary work[71].
FAQs
Where was Jared Diamond born?
Jared Diamond was born in Boston[2].
Who were Jared Diamond's parents?
Jared Diamond's father was Louis Diamond[9].
What did Jared Diamond do for work?
Jared Diamond worked as a physiologist[3], geographer[4], writer[5], university teacher[6], and ornithologist[7].
Where did Jared Diamond go to school?
Jared Diamond was educated at Roxbury Latin School[18].
What awards did Jared Diamond receive?
Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[25], Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement[26], National Medal of Science[27], and Groeneveld Award[28].
Who did Jared Diamond influence?
Jared Diamond has been cited as an influence by Yuval Noah Harari[56].