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Historical Ethnographer

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Wade Davis, born on December 14, 1953, in West Vancouver, BC, is a renowned ethnographer, author, and photographer. He earned his Ph.D. in ethnobotany from Harvard University and has conducted extensive ethnographies of indigenous societies across the globe, including the Amazon Basin, Borneo, and the Arctic. Married to anthropologist Gail Percy and a father of two, Davis is a prominent voice for cultural and biological diversity. His influential works, such as "The Serpent and the Rainbow" and "One River," explore the intersections of culture and nature, while his TED talks highlight the importance of preserving endangered cultures.

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Historical Ethnographer

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  1. Historical Ethnographer Wade Davis Chris Massimino

  2. History • Born December 14, 1953 in West Vancouver, British Columbia • Biology, Anthropology Undergraduate • Ph.D. in Ethnobotany • Harvard University • Student of Dr. Richard Evans Schultes Photograph by Mark Thiessen, National Geographic

  3. Background • Ethnographies of indigenous societies of Northern Canada, Amazon Basin, Peru, Borneo, Tibet, Arctic, Orinoco Delta of Venezuela, Northern Kenya, Morocco, Jordan, Colombia, Europe, Polynesia • Photographer, Park ranger, Forestry Engineer, big game hunting guide, licensed river guide • Marred to Gail Percy, an anthropologist • Father of two children

  4. Bibliography • (1985) The Serpent and the Rainbow: A Harvard Scientist’s Astonishing Journey into the Secret Societies of Haitian Voodoo, Zombies, and Magic. • (1988) Passage of Darkness: The Ethnobiology of the Haitian Zombie • (1990) Penan: Voice for the Borneo Rain Forest • (1991) The art of Shamanic Healing • (1993) Shadow in the Sun • (1996) One River: Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon Rain Forest • (1998) Shadows in the Sun: Travels to Landscapes of Spirit and Desire • (1998) The Clouded Leopard: A Book of Travels

  5. Bibliography • (1995) Nomads of the Dawn: The Penan of the Borneo Rain Forest • (1998) Rainforest: Ancient Realm of the Pacific Northwest • (2001) Light at the Edge of the World: A Journey Through the Realm of Vanishing Cultures • (2004) The Lost Amazon: The Photographic Journey of Richard Evans Schultes • (2008) Editor, Books of Peoples of the World: A Guide to cultures

  6. Bibliography • Earthguide • Spirit of the Mask • Cry of the Forgotten People • Forests Forever • Light at the Edge of the World (4 hour ethnographic filmed in Rapanu, Tahiti, the Marquesas, Nunavut, Greenland, Nepal, Peru) • Peyote to LSD • Grand Canyon Adventure (IMAX)

  7. Notables • Harvard Botanical Museum • National Geographic Society • American Museum of Natural History • Smithsonian Institution • TED Conference • Institute of Economic Botany of The New York Botanical Garden • Hundreds of Universities • Published 150 scientific and popular articles

  8. Principles • Ethnosphere(cultural counterpart to the biosphere) • Advocate of the world’s indigenous cultures • Languages are diminishing, escaping the current generation • Conservation of biological and cultural diversity • Traditional uses of psychoactive plants • Agents of human destruction, Facilitators for cultural survival • Explorer-in-Residence

  9. Works Cited • Amazon.com: Wade Davis: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Discussions. (n.d.). Retrieved 2 16, 2010, from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Wade-Davis/e/B000APED2G/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1266314269&sr=8-2-ent • Davis, W. (2007, 1). TED. Retrieved 2 16, 2010, from Wade Davis on endangered cultures: http://www.ted.com/talks/wade_davis_on_endangered_cultures.html • Davis, W. (2008, 6). TED. Retrieved 2 16, 2010, from Wade Davis on the worldwide web of belief and ritual: http://www.ted.com/talks/wade_davis_on_the_worldwide_web_of_belief_and_ritual.html • Mackenzie, I. (n.d.). Rimba. Retrieved from Wade Davis - Biographical Sketch: http://www.rimba.com/oneriver/wadedavisbiosketch.html • National Geographic. (n.d.). Retrieved 2 16, 2010, from National Geographic Events - Wade Davis: http://events.nationalgeographic.com/events/speakers-bureau/speaker/wade-davis/ • National Geographic. (n.d.). Retrieved 2 16, 2010, from Wade Davis, Anthropologist Information, Facts, News, Photos: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/field/explorers/wade-davis.html • Pescovitz, D. (2010, 2 2). BoingBoing. Retrieved 2 16, 2010, from Wade Davis on voodoo, the Hatai quake, and Pat Robertson: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/02/02/wade-davis-on-voodoo.html • TED. (n.d.). Retrieved 2 16, 2010, from Wade Davis Profile on TED.com: http://www.ted.com/speakers/wade_davis.html • Wikipedia. (n.d.). Retrieved 2 16, 2010, from Wade Davis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Davis

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