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Jared Diamond
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American scientist, historian, and author (born 1937)
Jared Diamond is an American scientist, historian, and author born in 1937 who studies how geography, environment, and other broad factors shape the development of human societies. His work matters because he offers influential perspectives on why some civilizations succeeded or failed throughout history, influencing how people understand human progress and global inequality.
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Jared Mason Diamond is an American scientist, historian, and author. In 1985 he received a MacArthur Genius Grant, and he has written hundreds of scientific and popular articles and books.
Known for
- Great Minds — Self2021
- Guns Germs & Steel — Self2005
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mason
- Family name
- Diamond
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Father
- Louis Diamond
- Occupation
- ecologist
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Notable work
- Guns, Germs, and Steel
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Field of work
- biogeography
- Official website
- www.jareddiamond.org
- Image
- Jared diamond.jpg
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- Jared Diamond
- date of birth
- 1937-09-10
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- Jared Diamond
- member of
- The Skeptics Society
- described by source
- The Dawn of Everything
- birth name
- Jared Mason Diamond
- short name
- Jared Diamond
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Encyclopedic overview
Jared Mason Diamond (born September 10, 1937) is an American scientist, historian, and author. He has written hundreds of scientific and popular articles and books, most notably Guns, Germs, and Steel (1997), which received multiple awards, including the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction. In 2005, Diamond was ranked ninth on a poll by Prospect and Foreign Policy of the world's top 100 public intellectuals.
Originally trained in biochemistry and physiology, Diamond has published in many fields, including anthropology, ecology, geography, and evolutionary biology. In 1985, he received a MacArthur Genius Grant and in 1999, the National Medal of Science, an honor bestowed by the President of the United States and the National Science Foundation. He was a professor of geography at UCLA until his retirement in 2024. Anthropologists have criticized his work as “shallow,” saying he overemphasizes geography and climate.
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