93,772 profiles ranked live

Back to the boardThe board

Marshall Clagett

✓ Source-basedfalling

American historian of science (1916-2005)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1916 to 2005 · aged 89
Compare
Fame39.9
MomentumNot measured
Languages10
In century#143,503

Marshall Clagett 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.

Also inDeutsch

Awards 5

1980George Sarton Medal
1968Haskins Medal
1961Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America
1960Pfizer Award
1946Guggenheim Fellowship

Connected to Marshall 6

Charles S. SingletonAlso won Haskins MedalFrederic C. LaneAlso won Fellow of the Medieval Academy of AmericaKatharine ParkAlso won George Sarton MedalHans BaronAlso won Fellow of the Medieval Academy of AmericaWilliam R. NewmanAlso won Pfizer AwardBrian TierneyAlso won Haskins Medal

About this person

Marshall Clagett 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."

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1916 to 2005 · aged 89
Written about in
10 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.