Alfred W. Crosby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alfred W. Crosby

Historian, author, and professor

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1931

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 14-Mar-2018

Profession: historian, geographer, university teacher, non-fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Alfred W.
Crosby Jr.
(January 15, 1931, Boston, Massachusetts – March 14, 2018, Nantucket Island) was Professor Emeritus of History, Geography, and American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, Harvard University and University of Helsinki.
He was the author of such books as The Columbian Exchange (1972) and Ecological Imperialism (1986).
In these works, he provided biological and geographical explanations for the question why Europeans were able to succeed with relative ease in what he referred to as the Neo-Europes of Australasia, North America, and southern South America.