David Christian (historian), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetDavid Christian (historian)
American historian
Date of Birth: 30-Jun-1946
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profession: historian
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About David Christian (historian)
- 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.
- In 1989 he began teaching the first course on the topic, examining history from the Big Bang to the present using a multidisciplinary approach with the assistance of scholars in diverse specializations from the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
- Big History frames human history in terms of cosmic, geological, and biological history.
- Christian is credited with coining the term Big History and he serves as president of the International Big History Association.
- Christian's best-selling Teaching Company course titled Big History caught the attention of philanthropist Bill Gates, who is personally funding Christian's efforts to develop a program to bring the course to secondary-school students worldwide.
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