James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 73 (1991) Winner
Adrian Desmond
エイドリアン・デズモンド
Eidorian Dezumondo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- science writer, historian of science
- Active Years
- 1975-2024
- Affiliations
- Honorary Research Fellow, Biology Department, University College London
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London University | — | physiology | — | — | United Kingdom |
| University College London | — | history of science and vertebrate palaeontology | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Harvard University | — | history of vertebrate palaeontology | PhD | — | United States |
London University
physiology
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied physiology.
University College London
history of science and vertebrate palaeontology
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied before Harvard.
Harvard University
history of vertebrate palaeontology
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
Awarded PhD in the Victorian-period context of Darwinian evolution.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Pfizer Award | The Politics of Evolution: Morphology, medicine and reform in radical London | — | History of Science Society | 受賞 |
| 1991 | James Tait Black Prize | Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist | — | University of Edinburgh | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Comisso Prize | Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist | 伝記部門 | Italy | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Watson Davis Prize | Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist | — | History of Science Society | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Dingle Prize | Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist | — | British Society for the History of Science | 受賞 |
Pfizer Award
1989
Work:
The Politics of Evolution: Morphology, medicine and reform in radical London
Organization:
History of Science Society
Result:
受賞
James Tait Black Prize
1991
Work:
Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist
Organization:
University of Edinburgh
Result:
受賞
Comisso Prize
1991
Work:
Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist
Category:
伝記部門
Organization:
Italy
Result:
受賞
Watson Davis Prize
1991
Work:
Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist
Organization:
History of Science Society
Result:
受賞
Dingle Prize
1991
Work:
Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist
Organization:
British Society for the History of Science
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Hot-blooded Dinosaurs: a revolution in palaeontology
1975 history of scienceThe Ape's Reflexion
1979 history of scienceArchetypes and Ancestors
1982 history of scienceThe Politics of Evolution: Morphology, medicine and reform in radical London
1989 history of scienceDarwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist
1991 biographyHuxley: From Devil's Disciple to Evolution's High Priest
1999 biographyCharles Darwin (Very Interesting People)
2007 biographyDarwin's Sacred Cause: Race, Slavery, and the Quest for Human Origins
2009 history of scienceBibliography
- The Hot-blooded Dinosaurs: a revolution in palaeontology (1975)
- The Ape's Reflexion (1979)
- Archetypes and Ancestors (1982)
- The Politics of Evolution: Morphology, medicine and reform in radical London (1989)
- Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist (1991)
- Huxley: From Devil's Disciple to Evolution's High Priest (1999)
- Charles Darwin (Very Interesting People) (2007)
- Darwin's Sacred Cause: Race, Slavery, and the Quest for Human Origins (2009)
Legacy
English science writer specializing in the history of science, particularly books about Charles Darwin.