Meredith F. Small
Anthropologist • Writer • Educator

Meredith Small is a best-selling author, award-winning anthropologist, Professor Emerita at Cornell University, and Visiting Scholar in the Department of Anthropology of the University of Pennsylvania.
Meredith’s latest published book, Inventing the World: Venice and the Transformation of Western Civilization discusses the historical and anthropological influences of Venice, Italy, on Western society through a long list of uniquely Venetian inventions.



Current News: Manuscript of latest book, Here Begins the Dark Sea: How a Fifteenth Century Venetian Monk Drew a Map of the World and Foresaw the Future just submitted to Pegasus Books. Coming out May, 2023!!
Latest News: Inventing the World will be published in Italian by Leg Edizione in August or September!















