David Quammen
David Quammen is an American writer focusing on science, nature, and travel. He is the author of fifteen books. Quammen's articles have appeared in Outside, National Geographic, Harper's Magazine, Rolling Stone, The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, and other periodicals.
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- Born in
- Cincinnati
- Educated at
- Yale UniversityMerton CollegeSt. Xavier High School
- Awards
- 🏆 John Burroughs Medal🏆 Rhodes Scholarship🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship🏆 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay🏆 Natural World Book Prize
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1948
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