Kenneth Pomeranz | |
|---|---|
 At American Historical Association 2014 | |
| Born | November 4, 1958 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Cornell University; Yale University |
| Academic work | |
| Main interests | Comparison of China to industrial Europe (Great Divergence) Trade history |
| Notable works | The Great Divergence |
Kenneth Pomeranz,FBA (born November 4,1958) is University Professor of History at the University of Chicago. [1] He received his B.A. from Cornell University in 1980,where he was a Telluride Scholar, [2] and his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1988,where he was a student of Jonathan Spence. [3] He then taught at the University of California,Irvine,for more than 20 years. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts &Sciences in 2006. [4] In 2013–2014 he was the president of the American Historical Association. Pomeranz has been described as a major figure in the California School of economic history. [5]
