George Sarton
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George Alfred Leon Sarton was a Belgian-American chemist and historian. He is considered the founder of the discipline of the history of science as an independent field of study.
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Belle da Costa GreeneAlso won Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America
David NirenbergAlso won Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America
Johan Ludvig HeibergAlso won Binoux Prize
Lorraine DastonAlso won George Sarton MedalAbout this person
George Alfred Leon Sarton was a Belgian-American chemist and historian. He is considered the founder of the discipline of the history of science as an independent field of study. His most influential works were the Introduction to the History of Science, which consists of three volumes and 4,296 pages, and the journal Isis. Sarton ultimately aimed to achieve an integrated philosophy of science that provided a connection between the sciences and the humanities, which he referred to as "the new humanism". He was a founder of the History of Science Society and is the namesake of its George Sarton Medal, a prestigious lifetime achievement award for historians of science.
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