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Past Member

David Allen Pietz

Willis F. Doney Member

Affiliation

Historical Studies

Field of Study

Modern Chinese History
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David Pietz is Regents Professor of History & UNESCO Chair in Environmental History at the U of Arizona. Publications include The Yellow River, Engineering the State, and State & Economy in Republican China. His current project is, “Death and Life on the Yangtze.” He's been funded by Guggenheim, Carnegie, NSF, NEH, and Mellon.

Dates at IAS

Member
School of Historical Studies

Degrees

Washington University
Ph.D.
1998

Honors

2022-22
Carnegie Fellow
2020-21
Guggenheim Fellow
2016
Cecil B. Curry Book Award from the Association of Global South Studies

Appointments

University of Arizona
2015–2030
UNESCO Chair in Environmental History
University of Arizona
2014–2030
Professor