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Dickson D. Despommier

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in New Orleans, Louisiana, The United States

June 05, 1940

Died

February 07, 2025

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Dickson Donald Despommier was an American academic, microbiologist and ecologist who was a professor of microbiology and Public Health at Columbia University. From 1971 to 2009, he conducted research on intracellular parasitism and taught courses on parasitic diseases, medical ecology and ecology. Despommier received media coverage for his ideas on vertical farming.

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Re: Jerry McGuire – “Show Me The Money” (and they did)

Type out the term vertical farm on Google and you might be surprised at the number of hits. The last time I did (11:21am July 16th, 2018), there were 165 million of them. Global awareness of the term “vertical farm” has hit the big time, as they would say in show biz. What does this mean for the fledgling industry of vertical farming? All one has to do to find that out is to keep going online and

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Average rating: 3.73 · 907 ratings · 140 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century by Dickson D. Despommier, Majora Carter (Foreword) 3.67 avg rating — 769 ratings — published 2010 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	People, Parasites, and Plowshares: Learning from Our Body's Most Terrifying Invaders by Dickson D. Despommier, William C. Campbell (Foreword) 4.02 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Parasitic Diseases by Dickson D. Despommier, Robert W. Gwadz 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1900 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	West Nile Story 3.69 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2001 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New City: How to Build Our Sustainable Urban Future 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Parasite Life Cycles 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1987 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clincal Appendix for the Seventh Edition Parasitic Diseases by Dickson D. Despommier, Robert W. Gwadz, Peter J. Hotez really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Instant Insights: Vertical farming in horticulture (Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights Book 3) by Dickson D. Despommier, Elisa Appolloni, Francesco Orsini liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enfermedades Parasitarias Sexta Edoción 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Parasite Life Cycles by Dickson D. Despommier (1987-12-11) by Dickson D. Despommier, Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars