David Christian (historian)
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David Gilbert Christian (born June 30, 1946), a historian and scholar of Russian history, has become notable for teaching and promoting the emerging discipline of Big History.[2][3] In 1989 he began teaching the first course on the topic, examining history from the Big Bang to the present using a multidisciplinary approach[4][5] with the assistance of scholars in diverse specializations from the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.[4] Big History frames human history in terms of cosmic, geological, and biological history.[6] Christian is credited with coining the term Big History[7][8] and he serves as president of the International Big History Association.[6] Christian's best-selling Teaching Company course entitled Big History caught the attention of philanthropist Bill Gates, who is funding Christian's efforts to develop a program to bring the course to secondary-school students worldwide.[6][9]
David Christian | |
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Born | David Gilbert Christian (1946-12-08) December 8, 1946 (age 77) New York, N.Y. USA |
Occupation | Historian |
Awards | World History Association Book Prize Maps of Time (2005) |
Academic background | |
Education | Oxford University B.A., D. Phil (1974) University of Western Ontario M.A. |
Alma mater | Oxford University |
Influences | William H. McNeill[1] |
Academic work | |
Discipline | History |
Sub-discipline | Big History History of Russia |
Institutions | Macquarie University in Sydney San Diego State University |
Notable works | Maps of Time |
Notable ideas | Pioneering the field of Big History |
Website | https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/persons/david-christian |