David Sepkoski

David Sepkoski (born January 27, 1972) is an American science historian and college professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[1]

Background and career

Sepkoski was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts to paleontologist Jack Sepkoski. His stepmother is the paleomammologist Christine Janis.[2] He received his BA from Carleton College, his MA from the University of Chicago, and his doctoral degree in science history from the University of Minnesota.[1] His publications include three books, most recently Catastrophic Thinking, which deals with mass extinction events.[3]

Awards and honors

References
  1. "David Sepkoski | History at Illinois". history.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  2. "Paleontologist J. John Sepkoski Jr., 1948-1999". www-news.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  3. Catastrophic Thinking. Science.culture. University of Chicago Press.
  4. "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | David Sepkoski". Retrieved 2020-07-24.


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