Andrea Wulf is a highly acclaimed author, known for her work as a biographer. She was born in New Delhi, India, and lived there for the first five years of her life before moving to Germany. Her parents were German developmental aid workers. Wulf studied design history at The Royal College of Art, London, after completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Lüneburg.
Wulf's first book, "The Brother Gardeners," was published in April 2008 and quickly gained recognition. It was longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and received the CBHL Annual Literature Award in 2010. The book explores the role of eighteenth-century botanists in shaping the English gardening style and their impact on the American Revolution.
Wulf is also the author of several other books, including "Founding Gardeners," which was published in 2011 and became a New York Times Best Seller. The book examines the role of gardening in the lives of the American Founding Fathers and how it reflected their political ideals. Wulf has won numerous awards for her work, including the American Horticultural Society 2010 Book Award for "The Brother Gardeners."
In addition to her work as an author, Wulf has written for various newspapers, including The Guardian, LA Times, and The New York Times. She has also appeared regularly on NPR in the US and BBC radio and TV programs in the UK. Wulf was the Eccles British Library Writer in Residence in 2013 and a three-time fellow of the International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello.