About Jan Zalasiewicz
Born 1954. Jan Zalasiewicz is a Polish biologist, geologist, paleontologist and university teacher.
Jan Zalasiewicz (born 1954 in Manchester ) is a British-Polish geologist and palaeontologist, emeritus professor at the University of Leicester, and Ig Nobel laureate.
Life His parents escaped from Siberia with the Anders' Army. He was the head of the Anthropocene Working Group from 2009 to 2020.
Publications The Earth After Us (2008). The Planet in a Pebble: A Journey Into Earth's Deep History (2012) The Cosmic Oasis: The Remarkable Story of Earth's Biosphere (2022), with Mark Williams
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British-Polish geologist
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