Bill Bryson
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 8 December 1951
- Works
- 74
Top works
- Breve storia della vita privata
- Testosterone planet
- Reshimot me-erets gedolah
- A short history of nearly everything
- The General
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 9,048
- Total plays
- 354,030
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William 'Bill' McGuire Bryson (born December 8, 1951) is a best-selling American author of humorous books on travel, as well as books on the English language and on scientific subjects. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bill+Bryson">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 22,639x
- The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 13,261x
- The diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 9,003x
- Toward defining the preclinical stages of Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 6,009x
- Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults
· 2017 · cited 5,477x
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Key facts
- Vice chancellor
- Kenneth Calman Chris Higgins
- Preceded by
- Peter Ustinov
- Succeeded by
- Thomas Allen
- Born
- William McGuire Bryson , ( 1951-12-08 ) 8 December 1951 (age 74) , Des Moines, Iowa , U.S.
- Citizenship
- United States, United Kingdom
- Spouse
- Cynthia Billen ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1975 )
- Alma mater
- Drake University ( BA )
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Key dates
- Born
- 8 December 1951
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Des Moines
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Notable work
- A Walk in the Woods
Article
William McGuire Bryson (/ˈbraɪsən/ BRYE-sən; born 8 December 1951) is an American-British journalist and author. Bryson has written nonfiction books on topics including travel, the English language, and science. Born in the United States, he has resided in Britain for most of his adult life, returning to the U.S. between 1995 and 2003, and holds dual American and British citizenship. He was the chancellor of Durham University from 2005 to 2011.
In 1995, while in the United Kingdom, Bryson wrote Notes from a Small Island, an exploration of Britain. In 2003, he authored A Short History of Nearly Everything. In October 2020, he announced that he had retired from writing books. He has sold over 16 million books worldwide. He recorded an audiobook for Audible, The Secret History of Christmas, in 2022.
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