Edward Rosen (12 December 1906 – 28 March 1985) was an American historian, whose main field of study was early modern science and, in particular, the work of

Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus (; pl, Mikołaj Kopernik; gml, Niklas Koppernigk, german: Nikolaus Kopernikus; 19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance polymath, active as a mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon, who formulated ...

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and

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Academic life

Edward Rosen's academic life, including his education, was spent in

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. He graduated from the

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in 1926 and he received his master's (1929) and doctoral degrees (1939) from

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. He was a teacher at the City College of New York and the Graduate Center of the

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until his retirement in 1977, with two interruptions: he was a visiting professor at the

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in 1957–1958, and at

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in 1963–1964. In 1983, six years after his retirement, he was appointed Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the City University of New York. In the course his career, Edward Rosen published 11 books, more than 160 articles, and over 90 book reviews.

Prizes

* Pfizer Award of the History of Science Society in 1968, for his translation of Kepler's ''

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''. *Medal from the Copernicus Society of America in 1973, for his many years of outstanding research and publication on the life and works of Nicholas Copernicus. *Gold Order of Merit from the Polish People's Republic in 1978, for the same reason.

References

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Philip P. Wiener Philip P. Wiener (July 8, 1905 – April 5, 1992) was an American philosopher who was a specialist on Pragmatism, Charles S. Pierce, Leibnitz, the history and philosophy of science, and the history of ideas. He co-founded the ''Journal of the Hi ...

: "Remembering Edward Rosen", in: ''Journal of the History of Ideas'', Vol. 47, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1986), pp. 159–161 Historians of astronomy American historians of science Columbia University alumni City University of New York faculty City College of New York faculty 1906 births 1985 deaths 20th-century American historians American male non-fiction writers 20th-century American male writers {{US-sci-historian-stub