Jared Diamond

American scientist, historian, and author (born 1937)
Person human Q205772
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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 (718 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].

Body

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[28].

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[29]; evolutionary biology[15], a field of study[30]; physiology[16], a branch of biology[31]; and biogeography[17], a branch of geography[32]. 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[33], in United States[34], founded in 1925[35]; Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement[27], a science award[36], in United States[37], founded in 1973[38]; National Medal of Science[39], a science award[40], in United States[41], founded in 1963[42]; Groeneveld Award[43], an award[44], in Kingdom of the Netherlands[45], founded in 2000[46]; Wolf Prize in Agriculture[47], a science award[48], in Israel[49], founded in 1978[50]; and MacArthur Fellows Program[51], a science award[52], in United States[53], founded in 1981[54].

Personal Life

Jared Diamond's religion is recorded as atheism[55].

Why It Matters

Jared Diamond ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (718 views/month, #6,693 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] He is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

He has been cited as an influence by Yuval Noah Harari[58], a medievalist[59], b. 1976[60], of Israel[61], awarded the honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel[62], specialised in history[63].

Works attributed to him include Guns, Germs, and Steel[64], a written work[65]; Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed[66], a written work[67]; Why Is Sex Fun?[68], a written work[69]; The Third Chimpanzee[70], a written work[71]; and The World Until Yesterday[72], a literary work[73].

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[39], and Groeneveld Award[43].

Who did Jared Diamond influence?

Jared Diamond has been cited as an influence by Yuval Noah Harari[58].

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