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Laurence Bergreen (born February 4, 1950) is an American historian and biographer. His most recent book is ''Columbus: The Four Voyages'', a New York Times Best Seller. ==Career== After graduating from Harvard University in 1972, Bergreen worked in journalism, academia and broadcasting before publishing his first biography, ''James Agee: A Life''. Bergreen has written books on historical subjects, such as ''Voyage to Mars: NASA's Search for Life Beyond Earth'', a narrative of NASA's exploration of Mars, and ''Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe''. Bergreen's biography, ''Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu'', is being developed into a feature film starring Matt Damon. Bergreen has written for ''The New York Times'', ''Los Angeles Times'', ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''Chicago Tribune'', ''Newsweek'' and ''Esquire''. He has taught at the New School for Social Research and served as Assistant to the President of the Museum of Television and Radio in New York. In 1995, he served as a judge for the National Book Awards and in 1991 as a judge for the PEN/Albrand Nonfiction Award. A frequent lecturer at major universities and symposiums, and, on occasion, aboard cruise ships, he has served as a Featured Historian for the History Channel. In 2007, Bergreen was asked by NASA to name some geological features surrounding the Victoria crater on Mars, based on places Ferdinand Magellan visited. In 2008, Bergreen was a keynote speaker at NASA's 50th anniversary event in Washington, D.C.. His most recent work is ''Columbus: The Four Voyages''. Bergreen is a member of PEN American Center, The Explorers Club, the Authors Guild, and the Board of Trustees of the New York Society Library. He lives in New York City.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Laurence Bergreen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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