Kenneth Pomeranz

Kenneth Pomeranz
Kenneth Pomeranz at American Historical Association 2014
At American Historical Association 2014
Born (1958-11-04) November 4, 1958 (age 65)
Academic background
Alma materCornell University; Yale University
Academic work
Main interestsComparison of China to industrial Europe (Great Divergence)
trade history
Notable worksThe 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]

  1. ^ "Kenneth Pomeranz, leading expert on China, appointed University Professor of History". 19 April 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  2. ^ Merkel-Hess, Kate (2014). "Kenneth Pomeranz Biography". American Historical Association. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. ^ Laichas, Tom (October 2007). "A Conversation with Kenneth Pomeranz". World History Connected. 5 (1). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  4. ^ "American Academy of Arts & Sciences". University of Chicago. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  5. ^ Frankema, E. (2024). From the Great Divergence to South–South Divergence: New comparative horizons in global economic history. Journal of Economic Surveys.

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