![]() ![]() She received honorary degrees from her alma mater, Pacific University, Portland State University, the University of Maine and the Mount Vernon College for Women. She earned an MBA from the University of Portland in 1976. While a student, she joined Mensa and worked at Tektronix as a clerk (1965–1966), a circuit-board designer (1966–1973), a technical writer (1973–1974), and a credit manager (1974–1976). She is of Finnish descent, the second of five children of Neil Solomon Untinen, a housepainter, and Martha ( née Wirtanen) Untinen.Īuel attended the University of Portland. Early years Īuel was born Jean Marie Untinen in 1936 in Chicago. Her books have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide. ![]() Jean Marie Auel ( / aʊ l/ née Untinen born February 18, 1936) is an American writer who wrote the Earth's Children books, a series of novels set in prehistoric Europe that explores human activities during this time, and touches on the interactions of Cro-Magnon people with Neanderthals. ![]()
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