Fredrik Albritton Jonsson
American historian
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Fredrik Albritton Jonsson (b 1972)[1] is an associate professor of history and chair of the Committee on Environment, Geography and Urbanization (CEGU) at the University of Chicago.[2] He is the Author of Enlightenment's Frontier: The Scottish Highlands and the Origins of Environmentalism[3] and the coauthor, with Vicky Albritton, of Green Victorians: The Simple Life in John Ruskin's Lake District.[4] He is coauthor, with Carl Wennerlind, of Scarcity: A History from the Origins of Capitalism to the Climate Crisis.[5] With Frank Trentmann, John Brewer and Neil Fromer, he is the editor of Scarcity in the Modern World: History, Politics, Society and Sustainability 1800-2075.[6] With Rachael Osborn, Mark Fiege and Will Wright, he authored an amicus brief of environmental historians for Juliana v. United States.[7] He currently serves as the co-editor of The Journal of Modern History.[8] He is also Associate Editor of the journal Anthropocene History.[9] He received the Quantrell Award in 2026.[10]
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University of Chicago (PhD)
Fredrik Albritton Jonsson | |
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Professor Jonsson in 2026 | |
| Title | Associate Professor of History |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Cambridge (MPhil) University of Chicago (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
Sub-discipline | Environmental history History of science and technology Political economy |
| Institutions | University of Chicago |
Main interests | British history The Enlightenment Cornucopianism Fossil fuel |
