Kenneth Pomeranz | |
|---|---|
 At American Historical Association 2014 | |
| Born | November 4, 1958 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Cornell University; Yale University |
| Academic work | |
| Main interests | Comparison of China to industrial Europe (Great Divergence) trade history |
| Notable works | The Great Divergence |
Kenneth Pomeranz, FBA (born November 4, 1958) is University Professor of History at the University of Chicago.[1] He received his B.A. from Cornell University in 1980, where he was a Telluride Scholar,[2] and his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1988, where he was a student of Jonathan Spence.[3] He then taught at the University of California, Irvine, for more than 20 years. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2006.[4] In 2013–2014 he was the president of the American Historical Association. Pomeranz has been described as a major figure in the California School of economic history.[5]
- ^ "Kenneth Pomeranz, leading expert on China, appointed University Professor of History". 19 April 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ Merkel-Hess, Kate (2014). "Kenneth Pomeranz Biography". American Historical Association. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Laichas, Tom (October 2007). "A Conversation with Kenneth Pomeranz". World History Connected. 5 (1). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "American Academy of Arts & Sciences". University of Chicago. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ Frankema, E. (2024). From the Great Divergence to South–South Divergence: New comparative horizons in global economic history. Journal of Economic Surveys.