Author

Bill Bryson

Aventis Prize-winning science author, OBE (2006), and former Chancellor of Durham University

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Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. Settled in England for many years, he moved to America with his wife and four children for a few years ,but has since returned to live in the UK. His bestselling travel books include The Lost Continent, Notes From a Small Island, A Walk in the Woods and Down Under. His acclaimed work of popular science, A Short History of Nearly Everything, won the Aventis Prize and the Descartes Prize, and was the biggest selling non-fiction book of the decade in the UK.

Born1951 · Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Notable works Notes from a Small IslandA Short History of Nearly EverythingThe Body: A Guide for Occupants

HonoursAventis Prize for General Science (2004); OBE (2006)