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George Sarton Medal

The George Sarton Medal, an award of the History of Science Society

History of Science Society

The History of Science Society is the primary professional society for the academic study of the history of science and technology. It was founded in 1924 by George Sarton and Lawrence Joseph Henderson, primarily to support the publication of Isis , a journal of the history of science Sarton had started in 1912....
, has been awarded annually since 1955. It is awarded to a historian of science selected from the international scholarly community for a lifetime of scholarly achievement.

The Sarton Medalists are:

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Year

Recipient(s)

1955

George Sarton

George Sarton is considered by some to be the "father" of the History of science#Academic study, having established the history of science as a discipline in its own right....

1956

Charles Singer

Charles Joseph Singer was a United Kingdom History of science....
and Dorothea Waley Singer

1957

Lynn Thorndike

Lynn Thorndike was an American historian of History of science in the Middle Ages and alchemy. Among his books on Magic and science are: A History of Magic and Experimental Science , spanning the period from early Christianity through early modern Europe; and Science and Thought in the Fifteenth Century ....

1958

John F.

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The George Sarton Medal, an award of the History of Science Society

History of Science Society

Year	Recipient(s)
1955	George Sarton George Sarton George Sarton is considered by some to be the "father" of the History of science#Academic study, having established the history of science as a discipline in its own right....
1956	Charles Singer Charles Singer Charles Joseph Singer was a United Kingdom History of science.... and Dorothea Waley Singer
1957	Lynn Thorndike Lynn Thorndike Lynn Thorndike was an American historian of History of science in the Middle Ages and alchemy. Among his books on Magic and science are: A History of Magic and Experimental Science , spanning the period from early Christianity through early modern Europe; and Science and Thought in the Fifteenth Century ....
1958	John F. Fulton
1959	Richard Shryock
1960	Owsei Temkin Owsei Temkin Owsei Temkin was a Russia-born, Germany-educated, United States medical historian. He served as director of the Institute of the History of Medicine and was the William H....
1961	Alexandre Koyré Alexandre Koyré Alexandre Koyr? , sometimes anglicised as Alexander Koir?, was a France philosopher of Russian origin who wrote on history of science and the philosophy of science....
1962	E. J. Dijksterhuis
1963	Vassili Zoubov
1964	NOT AWARDED
1965	J. R. Partington J. R. Partington James Riddick Partington was a United Kingdom chemist and historian of chemistry. He was Professor of Chemistry at Queen Mary, University of London from 1919 to 1951....
1966	Anneliese Maier Anneliese Maier Anneliese Maier was a German History of science....
1967	NOT AWARDED
1968	Joseph Needham Joseph Needham Noel Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham, Companion of Honour, Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the British Academy , also known as Li Yuese , was a British academic and sinologist known for his research and writing on the history of Science and technology in China....
1969	Kurt Vogel
1970	Walter Pagel
1971	Willy Hartner
1972	Kiyosi Yabuuti
1973	Henry Guerlac Henry Guerlac Henry Edward Guerlac was an United States historian of science. He taught at Cornell University where he was the Goldwin Smith Professor of History and a member of the Cornell University Department of History....
1974	I. Bernard Cohen I. Bernard Cohen I. Bernard Cohen was the Victor S. Thomas Professor of the history of science at Harvard University and the author of many books on the history of science and, in particular, Isaac Newton....
1975	René Taton
1976	Bern Dibner Bern Dibner Bern Dibner was an electrical engineer, industrialist, and historian of science and technology.Dibner was born near Kiev, Ukraine in 1897. He moved to the United States with his family at the age of 7....
1977	Derek T. Whiteside
1978	A.P. Youschkevitch
1979	Maria Luisa Righini-Bonelli
1980	Marshall Clagett Marshall Clagett Marshall Clagett was an USA scholar who specialized in the history of science.Born in Washington, D.C., he studied at the California Institute of Technology and George Washington University....
1981	A. Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall Marie Boas Hall Marie Boas Hall, , was a historian.She won the George Sarton Medal, the most prestigious award of the History of Science Society, together with her husband A....
1982	Thomas S. Kuhn
1983	Georges Canguilhem Georges Canguilhem Georges Canguilhem was a France philosopher and physician who specialized in epistemology and the philosophy of science ....
1984	Charles Coulston Gillispie Charles Coulston Gillispie Charles Coulston Gillispie is an United States historian of science, and the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History of Science, Emeritus at Princeton University....
1985	Paolo Rossi Paolo Rossi Paolo Rossi is an Italy former Association football Forward . In 1982, he led Italy national football team to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, scoring six goals to win the World Cup Golden Boot/maximo goleador honors, and the FIFA_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Ball.... , Richard S. Westfall Richard S. Westfall Richard S. Westfall was an United States academic, biography and historian of science. He is best known for his biography of Isaac Newton and his work on the scientific revolution of the 17th century.... (Two medals awarded)
1986	Ernst Mayr
1987	G.E.R. Lloyd
1988	Stillman Drake Stillman Drake Stillman Drake was a Canadian historian of science best known for his work on Galileo Galilei . Drake published over 131 books, articles, and book chapters on Galileo....
1989	Gerald Holton Gerald Holton Gerald Holton is Mallinckrodt Research Professor of Physics and Research Professor of the history of science at Harvard University.Born 1922 in Berlin, he grew up in Vienna....
1990	A. Hunter Dupree A. Hunter Dupree Anderson Hunter Dupree is a distinguished American historian and one of the pioneer historians of the history of science and technology in the United States....
1991	Mirko D. Grmek
1992	Edward Grant Edward Grant Edward Grant is Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Before arriving at Indiana University in the fall of 1959, Professor Grant taught at the University of Maine and in the history of science program at Harvard University....
1993	John L. Heilbron John L. Heilbron John L. Heilbron is an United States History of Science best known for his work in the history of physics and the history of astronomy. He is Professor of History and Vice-Chancellor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, senior research fellow at Worcester College, Oxford, and visiting professor at Yale University....
1994	Allen G. Debus Allen G. Debus Allen George Debus is an American historian of science, known primarily for his work in the history of chemistry and alchemy.Early life...
1995	Charles E. Rosenberg Charles E. Rosenberg Charles E. Rosenberg is an American Professor of the History of Science and the Ernest E. Monrad Professor in the Social Sciences at Harvard University....
1996	Loren Graham
1997	Betty Jo Teeter Dobbs Betty Jo Teeter Dobbs Betty Jo Teeter Dobbs was a historian specializing in Isaac Newton's occult studies. Her works include The Foundations of Newtons Alchemy, or the Hunting of the Green Lyon, Alchemical Death and Resurrection, and The Janus Faces of Genius: The Role of Alchemy in Newton's Thought....
1998	Thomas L. Hankins
1999	David C. Lindberg David C. Lindberg David C. Lindberg is an United States historian of science. He is the Hilldale Professor Emeritus of History of Science and Past Director of the Institute for Research in the Humanities, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison....
2000	Frederick L. Holmes
2001	Daniel J. Kevles
2002	John C. Greene
2003	Nancy Siraisi
2004	Robert E. Kohler
2005	A. I. Sabra A. I. Sabra Abdelhamid I. Sabra is a retired professor of the history of science and technology specializing in the history of optics and science in medieval Islam....
2006	Mary Jo Nye Mary Jo Nye Mary Jo Nye is an American history of science. In 2006 she received the George Sarton Medal of the History of Science Society. In 1999 she had received the Dexter Award for outstanding achievement in the history of chemistry of the American Chemical Society....
2007	Martin J. S. Rudwick Martin J. S. Rudwick Martin J. S. Rudwick is an emeritus professor of History at the University of California, San Diego and an affiliated research scholar at Cambridge University's Department of History and Philosophy of Science....
2008	Ronald L. Numbers