Background
Scott, John was born on March 26, 1912 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Scott Nearing and Nellie (Seeds) Scott.
Scott, John was born on March 26, 1912 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Scott Nearing and Nellie (Seeds) Scott.
Student of University of Wisconsin, 1929-1931, Sorbonne, Paris, 1938-1939, Russia, 1932-1937.
Worked in Siberian steel mills, 1932-1937. Journalist in Moscow, Paris, Balkans, Berlin, Near East and Japan, 1938-1941. Returned to the United States, 1941.
Contributing editor Time Magazine, 1942-1943.
War correspondent Time and Life magazines, 1943-1948. Assistant to public Time Magazine, 1952-1976.
Visiting associate professor Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy Tufts University, 1966-1967. Author: Behind the Urals, 1942.
Duel for Europe, 1942.
Europe in Revolution, 1945. Political Warfare, 1955. Democracy is Not Enough, 1960.
China—The Hungry Dragon, 1967.
Hunger: Manitoba’s Struggle to Feed Himself, 1969. Home: Ridgefield, Connecticut
Married Maria Dikareva, June 15, 1934. Children: Leigh, Elena.