J. R. McNeill
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John Robert McNeill (born October 6, 1954) is an American environmental historian, author, and professor at Georgetown University. He is best known for "pioneering the study of environmental history".[1] In 2000 he published Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World, which argues that human activity during the 20th century led to environmental changes on an unprecedented scale, primarily due to the energy system built around fossil fuels.
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Born | John Robert McNeill (1954-10-06) October 6, 1954 (age 69) |
Parent | William H. McNeill |
Awards | Heineken Prize (2018) |
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Alma mater | Swarthmore College Duke University |
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Discipline | History |
Sub-discipline | Environmental history |
Institutions | Georgetown University |
Notable works | Something New Under the Sun (2000) |
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