John McNeill to give 2019 Sir John Elliott Lecture in Atlantic History

The RAI is pleased to announce that Professor John McNeill of Georgetown University will give the 2019 Sir John Elliott Lecture in Atlantic History.

John R. McNeill is a historian widely regarded as a pioneer in the study of environmental history. His books include The Mountains of the Mediterranean World: An Environmental History (1992), Mosquito Empires: Ecology and War in the Greater Caribbean, 1640-1914 (2010), and most recently (with Peter Engelke), The Great Acceleration: An Environmental History of the Anthropocene since 1945 (2016). He will speak on 'Health and disease history of the Caribbean, 1491-1850: two syndemics'.

The 2019 Sir John Elliott Lecture will he held at 5pm on Tuesday 21 May. It is a public event, and all are welcome to attend.