Skip to content
228,129 profiles ranked

Ronald Numbers

American historian of science (1942-2023) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 81

Ronald Leslie Numbers was an American historian of science. He was awarded the 2008 George Sarton Medal by the History of Science Society for "a lifetime of exceptional scholarly achievement by a distinguished scholar".

Ronald Numbers is read about 16 times a day, in 8 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 13 June 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?
Compare

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

George Sarton Medal2008
Guggenheim Fellowship

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1942 to 2023 · aged 81

Where to find them