Edward Grant
Edward Grant | |
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| Born | April 6, 1926 |
| Died | June 21, 2020 (aged 94) |
| Occupation | Historian of medieval science |
| Awards | George Sarton Medal (1992) |
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| Thesis | The Mathematical Theory of Proportionality of Nicole Oresme (ca. 1320–1382) (1957) |
| Doctoral advisor | Marshall Clagett |
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| Discipline | Medieval studies |
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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.