The International Academy of the History of Science (french: Académie Internationale d'Histoire des Sciences) is a membership organization for historians of science.
The academy was founded on 17 August 1928 at the
Congress of Historical Science
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Aldo Mieli
Aldo Mieli (4 December 1879 – 16 February 1950) was an influential historian of science, and a pioneer of gay rights.
Early life and education
Born in 1879 in Livorno, Italy to a wealthy Jewish family, Mieli was raised on Chianciano, a small s ...
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Abel Rey,
George Sarton
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Henry E. Sigerist
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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 ...
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Karl Sudhoff
Karl Sudhoff (26 November 1853, Frankfurt am Main – 8 October 1938, Salzwedel) was a German historian of medicine, helping establish that field as a legitimate discipline for research and teaching within faculties of medicine.
Sudhoff taught ...
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Lynn Thorndike
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Publications
* ''Archives internationales d'histoire des sciences'' (formerly ''Archeion'')
Prizes
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Koyré Medal
See also
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European Society for the History of Science
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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 ...
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International Congress of Historical Sciences
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International Committee of Historical Sciences
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International Commission on the History of Mathematics
References
External links
International Academy of the History of Science website
History of science organizations
Academy of the History of Science
Scientific organizations established in 1928
1928 in international relations
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