Edward Grant

Edward Grant
Born(1926-04-06)April 6, 1926
DiedJune 21, 2020(2020-06-21) (aged 94)
OccupationHistorian of medieval science
AwardsGeorge Sarton Medal (1992)
Academic background
Education
ThesisThe Mathematical Theory of Proportionality of Nicole Oresme (ca. 1320–1382) (1957)
Doctoral advisorMarshall Clagett
Influences
Academic work
DisciplineMedieval studies
Sub-discipline
Institutions

Edward Grant (April 6, 1926 – June 21, 2020) was an American historian of medieval science. He was a student of Pearl Kibre and Marshall Clagett, and a longtime collaborator with Clagett. He taught at Indiana University for over thirty years beginning in 1959 and co-founded its department of history and philosophy of science and medicine with Norwood Russell Hanson. His honors include the 1992 George Sarton Medal, for "a lifetime scholarly achievement" as a historian of science.