J. R. McNeill

J. R. McNeill
Born
John Robert McNeill

(1954-10-06) October 6, 1954 (age 70)
ParentWilliam H. McNeill
AwardsHeineken Prize (2018)
Academic background
Alma materSwarthmore College
Duke University
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineEnvironmental history
InstitutionsGeorgetown University
Notable worksSomething New Under the Sun (2000)

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.

  1. ^ G. John Ikenberry (May–June 2003). "Capsule Review: The Human Web: A Bird's-Eye View of World History". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 1 February 2018.