Dr. David Gilbert Christian (1946-) is an Anglo-American historian.

Christian was born in Brooklyn, New York, of British and American parents. He grew up in Africa and in England, where he earned his B.A. and Ph.D. at Oxford University. // Headline text For other uses, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Largest city Albany New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi  (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...

Subsequently taught at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia for thirty years before moving to San Diego State University in 2002. Originally an historian of Russia who wrote several books on that subject, including a history of vodka, Christian has in recent years become interested in writing history, as he puts it, "on very large scales." To this end, he has developed a World History course informally entitled "Big History" which tells the story of the world--the entire world, from the moment of the Big Bang 13 billion years ago to the present day. Macquarie University, Australias Innovative University, is an Australian university located in Sydney. ... San Diego State University athletics http://www. ... Big History is a discreet field of historical study that arose in the late 1980s. ... According to the Big Bang theory, the universe emerged from an extremely dense and hot state (bottom). ...

Using this novel approach, Dr. Christian structures the course to reflect, roughly, the relatively minuscule role played by the human race in the Earth's overall development: homo sapiens does not appear until more than midway through a 15-week semester. Dr. Christian's book Maps in Time, published by the University of California Press, mirrors the content of the course. Human beings are defined variously in biological, spiritual, and cultural terms, or in combinations thereof. ... An academic term is the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. ... The University of California Press, also known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing. ...