The George Sarton Medal is the most prestigious award given by the

History of Science Society The History of Science Society (HSS) is the primary professional society for the academic study of the history of science. It was founded in 1924 by George Sarton, David Eugene Smith, and Lawrence Joseph Henderson, primarily to support the publi ...

. It has been awarded annually since 1955. It is awarded to an

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the st ...

science Science is a systematic endeavor that Scientific method, builds and organizes knowledge in the form of Testability, testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earli ...

from the international community who became distinguished for "a lifetime of scholarly achievement" in the field. The medal was designed by Bern Dibner and is named after

George Sarton George Alfred Leon Sarton (; 31 August 1884 – 22 March 1956) was a Belgian-born 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 ...

, the founder of the journal ''Isis'' and one of the founders of modern

history of science The history of science covers the development of science from ancient times to the present. It encompasses all three major branches of science: natural, social, and formal. Science's earliest roots can be traced to Ancient Egypt and Meso ...

. The Sarton Medalists are: *1955 –

*1956 –

Charles Singer Charles Joseph Singer (2 November 1876 – 10 June 1960) was a British historian of science, technology, and medicine. He served as medical officer in the British Army. Biography Early years Singer was born in Camberwell in London, where h ...

and Dorothea Waley Singer *1957 –

Lynn Thorndike Lynn Thorndike (24 July 1882, in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA – 28 December 1965, Columbia University Club, New York City) was an American historian of medieval science and alchemy. He was the son of a clergyman, Edward R. Thorndike, and the young ...

*1958 –

John Farquhar Fulton John Farquhar Fulton (November 1, 1899 – May 29, 1960) was an American neurophysiologist and historian of science. He received numerous degrees from Oxford University and Harvard University. He taught at Magdalen College School of Medicine at ...

*1959 – Richard Shryock *1960 –

Owsei Temkin Owsei Temkin ( be, Аўсей Цемкін; October 6, 1902 – July 18, 2002) was William H. Welch Professor Emeritus of the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. He was a Russian-born, German-educated, American medical historian. Af ...

*1961 –

Alexandre Koyré Alexandre Koyré (, ; born Alexandr Vladimirovich (or Volfovich) Koyra (russian: Александр Владимирович (Вольфович) Койра); 29 August 1892 – 28 April 1964), also anglicized as Alexander Koyre, was a Fren ...

*1962 – E. J. Dijksterhuis *1963 –

Vassili Zoubov Vasily Pavlovich Zubov (Васи́лий Па́влович Зу́бов, 1 August 1900 – 8 April 1963) was a Russian and Soviet philosopher who wrote on architecture, art, and the history of science based on studies of texts from the Middle Ag ...

*1964 – ''not awarded'' *1965 –

J. R. Partington James Riddick Partington (30 June 1886 – 9 October 1965) was a British chemist and historian of chemistry who published multiple books and articles in scientific magazines. His most famous works were ''An Advanced Treatise on Physical Chemis ...

*1966 –

Anneliese Maier Anneliese Maier (; November 17, 1905 in Tübingen, Germany – December, 1971 in Rome, Italy) was a German historian of science particularly known for her work researching natural philosophy in the middle ages. Biography Anneliese Maier was th ...

*1967 – ''not awarded'' *1968 –

Joseph Needham Noel Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham (; 9 December 1900 – 24 March 1995) was a British biochemist, historian of science and sinologist known for his scientific research and writing on the history of Chinese science and technology, ini ...

*1969 – Kurt Vogel *1970 – Walter Pagel *1971 –

Willy Hartner Willy Hartner (22 January 1905 – 16 May 1981) was a German scientist and polymath. He studied at Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, where he obtained his PhD in physics in 1928 and where he later served as professor from 1940, as ordina ...

*1972 – Kiyosi Yabuuti *1973 –

Henry Guerlac Henry Edward Guerlac (June 14, 1910 – May 29, 1985) was an American historian of science. He taught at Cornell University where he was the Goldwin Smith Professor of History and a member of the Department of History. Biography Guerlac earned ...

*1974 –

I. Bernard Cohen I. Bernard Cohen (1 March 1914 – 20 June 2003) 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 and Benjamin Franklin. ...

*1975 – René Taton *1976 – Bern Dibner *1977 –

Derek T. Whiteside Derek Thomas Whiteside Fellow of the British Academy, FBA (23 July 1932 – 22 April 2008) was a British History of Mathematics, historian of mathematics. Biography In 1954 Whiteside graduated from Bristol University with a B.A. having studied ...

*1978 – Adolph Pavlovich Yushkevich *1979 – Maria Luisa Righini-Bonelli *1980 – Marshall Clagett *1981 –

A. Rupert Hall Alfred Rupert Hall (1920–2009) was a prominent British historian of science, known as editor of a collection of Isaac Newton's unpublished scientific papers (1962), and Newton's correspondence, in 1977. Life Hall was born near Stoke-on-Trent ...

and Marie Boas Hall *1982 – Thomas S. Kuhn *1983 –

Georges Canguilhem Georges Canguilhem (; ; 4 June 1904 – 11 September 1995) was a French philosopher and physician who specialized in epistemology and the philosophy of science (in particular, biology). Life and work Canguilhem entered the École Normale Sup� ...

*1984 – Charles Coulston Gillispie *1985 – Co-winners:

Paolo Rossi (philosopher and historian of science) Paolo Rossi (; 23 September 1956 – 9 December 2020) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a forward. He led Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, scoring six goals to win the Golden Boot as top goalscorer, and the Golden B ...

and Richard S. Westfall *1986 –

Ernst Mayr Ernst Walter Mayr (; 5 July 1904 – 3 February 2005) was one of the 20th century's leading evolutionary biologists. He was also a renowned taxonomist, tropical explorer, ornithologist, philosopher of biology, and historian of science. His w ...

*1987 –

G.E.R. Lloyd Sir Geoffrey Ernest Richard Lloyd (born 25 January 1933), usually cited as G. E. R. Lloyd, is a historian of ancient science and medicine at the University of Cambridge. He is the senior scholar in residence at the Needham Research Institute i ...

*1988 –

Stillman Drake Stillman Drake (December 24, 1910 – October 6, 1993) was a Canadian historian of science best known for his work on Galileo Galilei (1569–1642). Drake published over 131 books, articles, and book chapters on Galileo. Including his translati ...

*1989 – Gerald Holton *1990 –

A. Hunter Dupree Anderson Hunter Dupree (29 January 1921 – 30 November 2019) was an American historian and one of the pioneer historians of the history of science and technology in the United States. He died in November 2019 at the age of 98. Early education T ...

*1991 –

Mirko D. Grmek Mirko Dražen Grmek (9 January 1924 – 6 March 2000) was a Croatian and French historian of medicine, writer and scientist. He was one of the pioneers and founders of the history of medicine. His entire opus promotes the historical research of med ...

*1992 –

Edward Grant Edward Grant (April 6, 1926 – June 21, 2020) was an American historian of medieval science. He was named a Distinguished Professor in 1983. Other honors include the 1992 George Sarton Medal, for "a lifetime scholarly achievement" as an histor ...

and

George A. van Sande George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presiden ...

*1993 –

John L. Heilbron John Lewis Heilbron (born 17 March 1934, San Francisco) is an American historian 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 (Vice-Chancellor 19 ...

*1994 – Allen G. Debus *1995 –

Charles E. Rosenberg Charles Ernest Rosenberg (born 1936) is an American historian of medicine. He is Professor of the History of Science and Medicine and the Ernest E. Monrad Professor in the Social Sciences at Harvard University. Early life and education Rosenb ...

*1996 – Loren Graham *1997 –

Betty Jo Teeter Dobbs Betty Jo Teeter Dobbs (October 19, 1930 – March 29, 1994) 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 Resurr ...

*1998 –

Thomas L. Hankins Thomas Leroy Hankins (born September 9, 1933, in Lawrence, Kansas) is an American historian of science. Education and career Hankins studied physics at Yale University with a bachelor's degree in 1956 and at Harvard University with an M.A.T. (Maste ...

*1999 – David C. Lindberg *2000 – Frederic L. Holmes *2001 –

Daniel J. Kevles Daniel J. Kevles (born 2 March 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American historian of science best known for his books on American physics and eugenics and for a wide-ranging body of scholarship on science and technology in modern societi ...

*2002 –

John Colton Greene John Colton Greene (March 5, 1917, Indianapolis, Indiana – November 12, 2008, Pacific Grove, California) was an American historian of science. Biography His father was a professor at the University of South Dakota. John C. Greene grew up in V ...

*2003 – Nancy Siraisi *2004 – Robert E. Kohler *2005 – A. I. Sabra *2006 – Mary Jo Nye *2007 –

Martin J. S. Rudwick Martin John Spencer Rudwick (born 1932) is a British geologist, historian, and academic. Rudwick is an emeritus professor of History at the University of California, San Diego and an affiliated research scholar at Cambridge University's Departme ...

*2008 –

Ronald L. Numbers Ronald Leslie Numbers (born 1942) is 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". Biography N ...

*2009 –

John E. Murdoch John Emery Murdoch (May 10, 1927 – September 16, 2010) was an American academic. Educated in philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Murdoch spent most of his career at Harvard University. At Harvard, he was Professor of History ...

*2010 –

Michael McVaugh Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

*2011 –

Robert J. Richards Robert J. Richards (born 1942) is an author and the Morris Fishbein Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Science and Medicine at the University of Chicago. He has written or edited seven books about the history of science as well as ...

*2012 – Lorraine Daston *2013 –

Simon Schaffer Simon J. Schaffer (born 1 January 1955) is a professor of the history and philosophy of science at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge and was editor of '' The British Journal for the History of S ...

*2014 –

Steven Shapin Steven Shapin (born 1943) is an American historian and sociologist of science. He is the Franklin L. Ford Research Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University. He is considered one of the earliest scholars on the sociology of scienti ...

*2015 – Robert Fox *2016 – Katharine Park *2017 –

Garland E. Allen Garland Edward Allen III (born February 13, 1936) is an American historian and biographer at Washington University in St. Louis. His research interests lie primarily in the history of genetics, eugenics and evolution. Life Allen was born on Febru ...

*2018 – Sally Gregory Kohlstedt *2019 –

M. Norton Wise Matthew Norton Wise (born 1940) is an American historian of science who serves as a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is also the co-director of the UCLA Center for Society and Genetics. He has famously attacked Hi ...

*2020 – Jim Bennett *2021 – Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent *2022 – Margaret W. Rossiter

References

External links

History of Science Society, The Sarton Medalists
* *{{cite web, title=2008 Award Winners , author=History of Science Society , author-link=History of Science Society , accessdate=2008-11-26 , url=http://www.hssonline.org/about/society_awards2008.html , url-status=dead , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707081704/http://www.hssonline.org/about/society_awards2008.html , archivedate=2009-07-07 History of science awards American science and technology awards Awards established in 1955 1955 establishments in the United States

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