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Erik Larson was born on 3 January, 1954 in New York City, U.S., is an American author and journalist. Discover Erik Larson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

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Occupation journalist
Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 3 January 1954
Birthday 3 January
Birthplace New York City, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1954

Erik Larson (born January 3, 1954) is an American journalist and author of mostly nonfiction books.

1976

He studied Russian history at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated summa cum laude in 1976.

1978

After a year off, he attended the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, graduating in 1978.

He was inspired to go into journalism after seeing the movie All the President's Men.

Larson's first newspaper job was with the Bucks County Courier Times in Levittown, Pennsylvania, where he wrote about murder, witches, environmental poisons, and other "equally pleasant" things.

He later became a features writer for The Wall Street Journal and Time, where he is still a contributing writer.

His magazine stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, and other publications.

Larson has written a number of books, mostly historical nonfiction.

2003

He has written a number of bestsellers, including The Devil in the White City (2003), about the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago and a series of murders by H. H. Holmes that were committed in the city around the time of the Fair.

2004

The Devil in the White City won the 2004 Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category, among other awards.

Larson released his first novel in audiobook format only, titled No One Goes Alone, on September 28, 2021.

Larson was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Freeport, Long Island, New York.

2006

Larson's 2006 book Thunderstruck intersperses the story of Hawley Harvey Crippen with that of Guglielmo Marconi and the invention of radio.

Larson has taught non-fiction writing at San Francisco State University, the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars, and the University of Oregon, and he has spoken to audiences across the United States.

Larson has lived in Philadelphia; Bristol, Pennsylvania; San Francisco; and Baltimore.

He and his wife, Dr. Christine Gleason, have three daughters.

They reside in New York City and maintain a home in Seattle, Washington.

2016

In a 2016 interview with the Knoxville Mercury, Larson stated he does all of his own research, asking, "why should I let anybody else have that fun?"

He included among his literary inspirations David McCullough, Barbara Tuchman, David Halberstam, and Walter Lord.