Background

Yellen, John Edward was born on November 1, 1942 in New York City. Son of Julius and Ruth (Blumenthal) Yellen.

Education

Bachelor, Hobart College, 1964; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1974.

Career

Predoctoral fellow, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, 1971-1972; postdoctoral fellow, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, 1972-1973; research associate, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, 1973-1977; program director, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1977-1992; archaeology program director, National Science Foundation, Washington, since 1993.

Achievements

• John Edward Yellen has been listed as a noteworthy Archaeologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Archaeological Approaches to the Present: Models for Reconstructing the Past (Studies in archeology)

    (Studies in the archeology field)

Membership

President Sousa Neighborhood Association, Washington, 1991. Fellow Explorers Club (chair exploration committee since 1996). Member International Union Pre and Proto-Historic Sciences (Executive Committee since 1991), Paleoanthropology Society (founder), Harvard Club.

Connections

Married Alison Spence Brooks, December 21,1971. Children: Elizabeth Spence, Alexander Brooks.

Father:

Julius Yellen

Mother:

Ruth (Blumenthal) Yellen

Spouse:

Alison Spence Brooks

child:

Alexander Brooks Yellen

child:

Elizabeth Spence Yellen