Ian Morris
Archaeologist and historian
Ian Morris is a British archaeologist and historian who teaches at Stanford University. He wrote Why The West Rules – For Now, which won a literary award in 2011.
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American Born 1960 in Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
About Ian Morris
Ian Morris was born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1960 and is a professor of classics at Stanford University. He has directed archaeological digs in Greece and Italy, and he co-founded the Stanford Archaeology Center. His book Why The West Rules – For Now won the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Creative Nonfiction in 2011. Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels is also among his books. DePauw University and Birmingham University have both given him honorary degrees.