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Harriet Ritvo

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Harriet Ritvo

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Career

Occupations
Historian, Author
Active Years
1979-2024
Affiliations
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Program in Science, Technology and Society
Memberships
Trustee, National Humanities Center

Education

Harvard University
History
Degree: A.B., Ph.D.
Country: United States
Girton College, Cambridge University
Country: United Kingdom
studied

Awards

Whiting Award
1990
Work: The Animal Estate: The English and Other Creatures in the Victorian Age
Organization: Whiting Foundation
Result: 受賞
Radcliffe Institute Graduate Society Award
2008
Organization: Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Animal Estate: The English and Other Creatures in the Victorian Age

1987 Environmental history

Explores the history of animals in Victorian British culture.

animalsVictorian eranatural history

The Platypus and the Mermaid, and Other Figments of the Classifying Imagination

1997 Natural history

The Dawn of Green: Manchester, Thirlmere, and Modern Environmentalism

2009 Environmental history

Noble Cows and Hybrid Zebras: Essays on Animals and History

2010 Historical essays

Bibliography

  • The Animal Estate (1987)
  • The Platypus and the Mermaid (1997)
  • The Dawn of Green (2009)
  • Noble Cows and Hybrid Zebras (2010)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
scholarly styledetailed historical analysis
Recurring Motifs
animal-human relationsclassification of nature

Legacy

Renowned for her work on British environmental and natural history, teaching at MIT and authoring influential books.

Archives

  • MIT Archives