Jared Diamond — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, U.S. National Medal of Science, and International Cosmos Prize
Professor of Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Author of international bestsellers including 'Guns, Germs, and Steel' (1997) and 'Collapse' (2005)
Trained in physiology, with publications in ecology, anthropology, and linguistics
Holds a PhD in Physiology

Biography

Jared Diamond is an American scientist and international bestselling author, currently serving as a Professor of Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). A noted polymath, his work draws from a variety of fields, including physiology, ecology, anthropology, and linguistics. Among his many accolades are the U.

S. National Medal of Science, Japan’s Cosmos Prize, a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, and a Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.