Erik Larson American writer. Date of Birth: 03.01.1954 Country: USA

Biography of Erik Larson

Erik Larson was born on January 3, 1954, and grew up in Freeport, Long Island. Since leaving Long Island, Larson has lived in Bristol, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Baltimore, and finally settled in Seattle. He studied Russian history at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated with honors in 1976. A year later, he enrolled in the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, which he completed in 1978. Larson's first job as a journalist was at The Bucks County Courier Times, a local newspaper in Levittown, Pennsylvania, where he wrote about murders, witches, environmental pollution, and other equally "pleasant" topics.

Larson taught documentary literature at San Francisco State University, led writing seminars at Johns Hopkins University, and lectured at the University of Oregon, engaging audiences from coast to coast. Currently, the writer resides in Seattle with his family - his wife, three daughters, and pets.