Marshall Clagett

Marshall Clagett
Marshall Clagett
Born	January 23, 1916; Washington, D.C., United States
Died	October 21, 2005 (aged 89); Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Occupation	Historian of science
Known for	The Science of Mechanics in the Middle Ages; Archimedes in the Middle Ages (5 vols); Ancient Egyptian Science (3 vols)
Spouse	Susan
Children	2 sons and 1 daughter
Awards	Pfizer Award (1960); Haskins Medal (1969); Sarton Medal (1980); Koyré Medal (1981); Lewis Award (1981, 1989);
Academic background
Alma mater	George Washington University (MA); Columbia University (PhD)
Thesis	Giovanni Marliani and Late Medieval Physics
Doctoral advisor	Lynn Thorndike
Academic work
Discipline	History of science
Sub-discipline	Medieval science; Ancient Egyptian science;
Institutions	University of Wisconsin–Madison (1947–1964); Institute for Advanced Study (1964–2005);
Notable students	Edward Grant; John Murdoch

Marshall Clagett (January 23, 1916 – October 21, 2005) was an American historian of science who specialized first in medieval science and later in Ancient Egyptian science. John Murdoch described him as "a distinguished medievalist" who was "the last member of a triumvirate [with Henry Guerlac and I. Bernard Cohen, who] … established the history of science as a recognized discipline within American universities."