Fredrik Albritton Jonsson

Dr. Fredrik Albritton Jonsson is an Associate Professor at the University of Chicago in the departments of History, Conceptual and Historical Studies of Science, and the College. He serves as Director of the Nicholson Center for British Studies and holds a tripartite appointment across academic units.

• Research Focus: British history, environmental history, and political economy
• Awards: Ruskin Society Book Prize (runner-up) for co-authored Green Victorians
• Current Projects: Intersections of fossil fuel economy, geological science, and environmental consciousness during Britain's Industrial Revolution

His work examines the historical roots of contemporary ecological crises through Enlightenment thought, Victorian environmentalism, and the Anthropocene. Recent publications analyze resource scarcity, climate anxiety, and the political ecologies of growth.

Albritton Jonsson has received major grants from the Huntington Library, ACLS, Mellon Foundation, and Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study. He supervises graduate research covering British environmental history, agricultural revolutions, and settler colonial resource management.