Lynn Thorndike ( English Lynn Thorndike July 24, 1882, Massachusetts , USA - December 28, 1965, New York ) - American historian of medieval science and alchemy . [1] [2]
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Date of Birth | July 24, 1882 |
Place of Birth | Lynn , Massachusetts |
Date of death | December 28, 1965 (83 years) |
Place of death | New York |
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Scientific field | medieval studies |
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Alma mater | Wesleyan University Columbia university |
Awards and prizes | [d] ( 1957 ) |
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Biography
He studied at Wesleyan University in Connecticut ( Bachelor of Arts in 1902). In 1903 he received a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University . There, in 1905, he defended his doctoral dissertation on the topic “The Place of Magic in the Intellectual History of Europe”.
From 1907 he taught the history of the Middle Ages at Northwestern University . In 1909 he moved to the University of Western Reserve , where he worked until 1924. Since the autumn of 1924 he taught at Columbia University. After retiring in 1950, he continued to publish his work.
In 1955 he was president of the American Historical Association . [3] In 1957, he received a medal to them. George Sarton Medal from the Society for the History of Science .
Thorndike's main work is “A History of Magic and Experimental Science” (“History of Magic and Experimental Science”), consisting of eight volumes. He is also the author of several textbooks, including “The History of Medieval Europe” (“History of Medieval Europe”) and “A Short History of Civilizations” (Short History of Civilizations).
Bibliography
- In English
- The Columbia University Press, 1905.
- The True Roger Bacon, 1916.
- The History of Medieval Europe, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1917.
- Medieval Europe, its Development & Civilization, George G. Harrap & Company Ltd., 1920.
- Galen: the man and his times , 1922.
- Peter of Abano: A Medieval Scientist , 1923.
- History of Magic and Experimental Science, 1923-1958, in 8 volumes (eg Volume I & Volume II ).
- A Short History of Civilization , 1926.
- Outline of Medieval and Modern History , 1929.
- Check-list of Rotographs in the History of Natural and Occult Science, 1934.
- University Records and Life in the Middle Ages, New York: Columbia University Press, 1944.
- Dates in Intellectual History: The 19th Century, 1945.
- Traditional Medieval Tracts Concerning Engraved Astrological Images, 1947.
- The Sphere of Sacrobosco and its Commentators, Universitay of Chicago Press, 1949.
- Latin Treatises on Comets Between 1238 and 1368 AD, University of Chicago Press, 1950.
- The Sixteenth Century, Columbia University Press, 1959.
- Science and Thought in the Fifteenth Century; Studies in Physics and Philosophy, Philosophy, and Politics, 1963
- Michael Scot, Nelson, 1965.
- In Russian
- Thorndike L. The position of magic in the intellectual life of Europe
- Thorndike L. History of magic and experimental science. ( Introduction , Book I )
Articles
- "The Attitude of Origen and Augustine Toward Magic," The Monist, Vol. 18, No. 1, January, 1908.
- "A Roman Astrologer as a Historical Source: Julius Firmicus Maternus," Classical Philology, Vol. 8, No. 4, Oct., 1913.
- "Some Medieval Conceptions of Magic," The Monist, Vol. XXV, 1915.
- "Roger Bacon and Gunpowder," Science, New Series, Vol. 42, No. 1092, Dec. 3, 1915.
- "The True Roger Bacon," Part II , The American Historical Review, Vol. XXI, October 1915 / July 1916.
- "The Latin Pseudo-Aristotle and Medieval Occult Science," The Journal of English and Germanic Philology, Vol. XXI, 1922.
- Galen: The Man and his Time, The Scientific Monthly, Volume 14, Issue 1, 1922.
- "Some Unfamiliar Aspects of Medieval Science," in Stauffer, Robert C., edit., Science and Civilization, University of Wisconsin Press, 1949.
Notes
- ↑ Pearl Kibre, Lynn Thorndike , Osiris , vol.11 (1954), pp.4-22.
- ↑ Marshall Clagett, "Eloge: Lynn Thorndike (1882-1965)" , Isis , vol.57 (1) (Spring, 1966), pp.85-89.
- Atever Whatever Was Was Was Right //
Literature
- Boyer, Carl B. & Boyer, Marjorie N. "Lynn Thorndike (1882-1965)," Technology and Culture, Vol. 7, No. 3, Summer, 1966.