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Jared Diamond

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…

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Awards
MacArthur Fellowship (1985) · Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (1997) · Pulitzer Prize (1998) · International Cosmos Prize (1998) · National Medal of Science (1999)
Education
Harvard University (BA) · Trinity College, Cambridge (PhD)
Born
Jared Mason Diamond (1937-09-10) September 10, 1937 (age 88) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Fields
Physiology, biophysics, ornithology, environmental science, history, ecology, geography, evolutionary biology, and anthropology
Thesis
Concentrating activity of the gall-bladder (1961)
Workplaces
University of California, Los Angeles

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Jared Diamond

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related to External links · 47
Jared Diamond → Acknowledge It First, April, Archived January, Archived May, Archived October, BBC Radio, Berggruen Institute, C-SPANDiamond, Crisis, Desert Island Discs, Diamond, Disastrous Decisions, Do Some Societies Make, Dornsife College, Edge, Evolution, Fail, Germs, Hammer Museum, History
related to Selected honors · 37
Jared Diamond → Academician, Academy, Agriculture2016 American Humanist Association, Austrochaperina, Belgium2013 Wolf Prize, Beta Kappa Science Book, Cambridge, Collapse, Dickson Prize, England2006 Royal Society Prize, Environmental Achievement2002 Lewis Thomas, Finland2005 Elected Honorary Fellow, General Nonfiction, Germs, Gold Medal, Guns, Humanist, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Lannan Literary Award, Nonfiction1999 National Medal
related to Selected popular works · 14
Jared Diamond → Books, Collapse, Diamond, Discover, For, Germs, Guns, He, Nature, Pulitzer Prize, Steel, The Third Chimpanzee, The World Until Yesterday, Upheaval
Awards · 8
Jared Diamond → International Cosmos Prize (1998), MacArthur Fellowship (1985), National Medal of Science (1999), Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (1997), Pulitzer Prize (1998), Royal Society Prize for Science Books (1992, 1998, 2006), Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (2001), Wolf Prize in Agriculture (2013)
related to Reception · 8
Jared Diamond → Diamond, Guns Germs, Ian McEwan, Jared Diamond's, Questioning Collapse, Steel, The American Anthropological Association, While Diamond's
Education · 2
Jared Diamond → Harvard University (BA), Trinity College, Cambridge (PhD)
Born · 1
Jared Diamond → Jared Mason Diamond (1937-09-10) September 10, 1937 (age 88) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Fields · 1
Jared Diamond → Physiology, biophysics, ornithology, environmental science, history, ecology, geography, evolutionary biology, and anthropology
Thesis · 1
Jared Diamond → Concentrating activity of the gall-bladder (1961)
Workplaces · 1
Jared Diamond → University of California, Los Angeles

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Jared DiamondAwardsNational Medal of Science (1999)1.00infobox
Jared DiamondAwardsTyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (2001)1.00infobox
Jared DiamondAwardsRoyal Society Prize for Science Books (1992, 1998, 2006)1.00infobox
Jared DiamondAwardsWolf Prize in Agriculture (2013)1.00infobox
Jared DiamondBornJared Mason Diamond (1937-09-10) September 10, 1937 (age 88) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.1.00infobox
Jared DiamondEducationHarvard University (BA)1.00infobox
Jared DiamondEducationTrinity College, Cambridge (PhD)1.00infobox
Jared DiamondFieldsPhysiology, biophysics, ornithology, environmental science, history, ecology, geography, evolutionary biology, and anthropology1.00infobox
Jared DiamondThesisConcentrating activity of the gall-bladder (1961)1.00infobox
Jared DiamondWorkplacesUniversity of California, Los Angeles1.00infobox

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