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- Birth nameDickson Donald Despommier
- Dickson Despommier was born on June 5, 1940 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a writer, known for Vertical Farm, Monsters Inside Me (2009) and This Week in Parasitism (2009). He was married to Judith Forman and Marlene Bloom. He died on February 7, 2025 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesJudith Forman (divorced, 2 children)Marlene Bloom(? - February 7, 2025) (his death)
- He earned a B.S. in biology from Fairleigh Dickinson University, an M.S. in medical parasitology from Columbia and a Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Notre Dame.
- He was a professor in Columbia's School of Public Health, specializing in parasitic diseases. He was a leading proponent of vertical farming in urban areas.
- His surname is pronounced des-POM-ee-yay.
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