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Biography
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.
Awards & recognition
- Blue Planet Prize · 2019
- Humanist of the Year · 2016
- Wolf Prize in Agriculture · 2013
- Dickson Prize in Science · 2007
- Environment Book Prize · 2007
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- Groeneveld Award · 2004
- Tyler Prize — Environmental Achievement · 2001
- National Medal of Science · 1999
- Elliott Coues Award · 1998
- Guggenheim Fellowship · 1998
- International Cosmos Prize · 1998
- Pulitzer Prize — General Nonfiction · 1998
- Royal Society Science Books Prize · 1998
- MacArthur Fellows Program · 1985
