James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
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Edition 85 (2003) Winner
Janet Browne
ジャネット・ブラウン
Janet Browne
Aliases:
Elizabeth Janet Browne
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1950-03-30
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Dublin, Ireland → London, United Kingdom → Cambridge, United Kingdom → Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Career
- Occupations
- Historian of Science
- Active Years
- 1972-
- Affiliations
- Harvard University, Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine, University College London
- Memberships
- Royal Irish Academy
- Influenced By
- Charles Darwin
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity College, Dublin | — | History of Science | BA | -1972 | Ireland |
| Imperial College London | — | History of Science | PhD | 1973-1978 | United Kingdom |
Trinity College, Dublin
History of Science
Degree:
BA
Period:
-1972
Year of Graduation:
1972
Country:
Ireland
BA degree
Imperial College London
History of Science
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1973-1978
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
United Kingdom
MSc 1973, PhD 1978
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Pfizer Award | Charles Darwin: The Power of Place | — | History of Science Society | 受賞 |
| 2003 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | Charles Darwin: The Power of Place | 伝記部門 | — | 受賞 |
Pfizer Award
2004
Work:
Charles Darwin: The Power of Place
Organization:
History of Science Society
Result:
受賞
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
2003
Work:
Charles Darwin: The Power of Place
Category:
伝記部門
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Charles Darwin: Voyaging
1995 BiographyBiography covering Darwin's youth and years on the Beagle.
EvolutionNatural History
Charles Darwin: The Power of Place
2002 BiographyBiography covering the years after the publication of his theory of evolution.
EvolutionHistory of Science
Darwin's Origin of Species: A Biography
2006 BiographyA biography of Darwin's Origin of Species.
Evolution
Bibliography
- The Charles Darwin - Joseph Hooker correspondence: an analysis of manuscript resources and their use in biography
- Darwin's botanical arithmetic and the "principle of divergence," 1854–1858
- Charles Darwin: vol. 1 Voyaging
- Charles Darwin: vol. 2 The Power of Place
- Darwin's Origin of Species: A Biography
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed archival research
- Recurring Motifs
- 19th-century biologyDarwin correspondence
Legacy
Renowned for her authoritative biography of Charles Darwin and contributions to the history of science.