David Quammen

David Quammen (* 1948 in Cincinnati, Ohio ) is an American writer and science journalist. He studied literature at Yale University and at the University of Oxford and was best known for his award-winning popular science works on natural history and evolution. He now lives in Bozeman, Montana.

David Quammen was launched in 2005 as an honorary member of the Association Sigma Xi science.

Works

  • The cold soul of Victor Tronko. Bastion - Luebbe, Bergisch Gladbach, 1991, ISBN 3-404-13360-9.
  • Song of the Dodo. A journey through the evolution of the island worlds Ullsteinhaus, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-548-60040-9.
  • The two horns of the rhinoceros. Claassen, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-546-00241-5.
  • The smile of the Tiger. From the last cannibals of the world. Ullsteinhaus, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-548-60579-6.
  • Charles Darwin: The great explorer and his theory of evolution. Piper, Munich; Zurich 2009, ISBN 978-3-492-05158-3.
  • Spillover: The origin of animal epidemics worldwide. German publishing house, Munich 2013, ISBN 3-421-04365-5.
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