Alfred W. Crosby
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Alfred W. Crosby was an American environmental historian whose influential work on ecological and cultural consequences of European expansion helped establish the field of environmental history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alfred W. Crosby canonical | 13 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
environmental historian
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historian ⓘ human ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-01-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-03-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Boston Latin School
ⓘ
Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Helsinki
ⓘ
University of Texas at Austin ⓘ Washington State University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
environmental history
ⓘ
global history ⓘ historical demography ⓘ history of science ⓘ |
| genre |
historical writing
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
environmental studies
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history ⓘ |
| influenced |
environmental history
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global environmental history ⓘ world history ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analyzing ecological consequences of European expansion
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coining the term "Columbian Exchange" ⓘ helping establish environmental history as a field ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
biological exchanges between Old World and New World
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ecological impacts of European colonization ⓘ history of pandemics ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Columbian Exchange
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Ecological Imperialism ⓘ
surface form:
ecological imperialism
|
| notableWork |
America’s Forgotten Pandemic
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Children of the Sun ⓘ Ecological Imperialism ⓘ Germs, Seeds and Animals ⓘ Columbian Exchange ⓘ
surface form:
The Columbian Exchange
The Ends of the Earth ⓘ The Measure of Reality ⓘ Throwing Fire ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Massachusetts
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Nantucket ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
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