David Karp (pomologist)
David Karp (born 1958) is an active pomologist, traveler and writer, who calls himself a Fruit detective.
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David Karp in front of an orange tree at the "Citrus Variety Collection" of the University of California, Riverside. | |
| Born | David Karp 1958 (age 65–66) Los Angeles |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Graduated from Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, in 1979 with a B.A. in Late Antique Studies, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. |
| Known for | Pomologist, writer |
| Title | Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, at the University of California, Riverside. |
David is the son of Harvey Karp, a businessman, whose East Hampton home was reputed to be a palace. He was fluent in Latin when he graduated from high school. At 20, while majoring in medieval art studies at Wesleyan University, he published a translation of the 6th-century Latin author Venantius Fortunatus.
After graduation, he started a career in risk arbitrage and option trading on Wall Street, has worked for gourmet specialty store Citarella and acted as a provisioner for Dean & DeLuca. Recovering from a serious drug addiction, he changed course and began a new career as a freelance fruit writer.
Karp moved to California in 1999.
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