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Dickson Despommier (1940-2025) Microbiologist, academic, ecologist. Dickson Despommier was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Full Name

Dickson Donald Despommier

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline

1940

Birth

Dickson Donald Despommier was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on June 5, 1940.

1964

Other Life Event

New York County: Mr. Despommier received an M.S. in medical parasitology from Columbia University in 1964.

1971

Other Life Event

New York County: Mr. Despommier was a professor at Columbia University’s School of Public Health for 38 years beginning in 1971.

1987

Literary Work

Parasite Life Cycles
Springer Science & Business Media
038796486X / 978-0387964867
Nonfiction written with John W. Karapelou.

2000

Literary Work

Parasitic Diseases
Apple Trees Productions; 4th edition
097000270X / 978-0970002709
Textbook written with Robert Gwadz, Peter Hotez, and Charles Knirsch..

2001

Literary Work

West Nile Story
Apple Trees Productions, LLC
0970002726 / 978-0970002723
Nonfiction.

2010

Literary Work

The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century
Thomas Dunne Books
0312611390 / 978-0312611392
Nonfiction.

2013

Literary Work

People, Parasites, and Plowshares: Learning from Our Body's Most Terrifying Invaders
Columbia University Press, illustrated edition
0231161948 / 978-0231161947
Nonfiction.

2023

Literary Work

The New City: How to Build Our Sustainable Urban Future
Columbia University Press
0231205503 / 978-0231205504
Nonfiction.

2025

Death

New York County: Dickson Despommier died in a hospital in Manhattan, New York, on February 7, 2025.

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