Wolfson History Prize
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Lindsey Fitzharris
リンジー・フィッツハリス
Rinjī Fitzuharisu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1982
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Resident of the United Kingdom
Career
- Occupations
- Author, medical historian, television host
- Active Years
- 2017-2024
- Affiliations
- Wellcome Trust, Smithsonian Channel
- Nominations
- Wellcome Book Prize shortlist (2018), Wolfson History Prize shortlist (2018)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oxford | — | History of Science, Medicine & Technology | Ph.D. | — | United Kingdom |
University of Oxford
History of Science, Medicine & Technology
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
2009
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award | The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine | — | PEN America | 受賞 |
| 2018 | American Library Association Notable Nonfiction book | The Butchering Art | — | American Library Association | 選出 |
PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
2018
Work:
The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
受賞
American Library Association Notable Nonfiction book
2018
Work:
The Butchering Art
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine
2017 History of medicineA biography of surgical pioneer Joseph Lister and his quest to transform Victorian medicine.
Antiseptic surgerySurgical revolutionMedical history
Translations
- Translated into fourteen languages
Bibliography
- The Butchering Art (2017)
- The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I (2022)