Arthur Allen (author)

Arthur Allen (born 1959 in Cincinnati, Ohio)[1] is an American author and journalist.

For other people named Arthur Allen, see Arthur Allen (disambiguation).

Education

Allen graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1981 with an AB in development studies.[1]

Career

Since 1995, Allen has mainly written about biology and medicine.[1] He became a freelance writer in 1996, writing articles for a variety of publications, including the Washington Post, the New York Times Magazine, the New Republic, Mother Jones, and Redbook.[2][3] In 2007, his book Vaccine: The Controversial Story of Medicine's Greatest Lifesaver was published by W. W. Norton.[1] Additional books he has written include Ripe: The Search For The Perfect Tomato (2011),[4] and The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl (2014).[5] In 2014, Allen joined the Staff of Politico[2] as eHealth editor, writing and editing stories about heath IT. In March 2020 he left Politico and became an editor at Kaiser Health News.

Personal life

Allen is married to The New Yorker writer Margaret Talbot, with whom he has a son and a daughter.[2]

References
  1. Hebert, Gina (16 July 2007). "Vaccine Controversy to be Discussed at MBL Bioethics Lecture, July 26". Marine Biological Laboratory. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  2. "Arthur Allen". Politico. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  3. Katz, Samuel L. (9 August 2007). "Book Review Vaccine: The Controversial Story of Medicine's Greatest Lifesaver By Arthur Allen. 523 pp., illustrated. New York, W.W. Norton, 2007. $27.95. 978-0-393-05911-3". New England Journal of Medicine. 357 (6): 628. doi:10.1056/NEJMbkrev58301.
  4. "'Ripe': One Man's Quest For The Perfect Tomato". NPR. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  5. Schneider, Howard (18 July 2014). "Book Review: 'The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl' by Arthur Allen". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
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