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 by
Aldo Mieli,
Abel Rey,
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 work ...
,
Henry E. Sigerist,
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 hi ...
,
Karl Sudhoff, and
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 ...
.
Publications
* ''Archives internationales d'histoire des sciences'' (formerly ''Archeion'')
Prizes
*
Koyré Medal
See also
*
European Society for the History of Science
*
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 ...
*
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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