Cundill History Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2009) Winner
Lisa Jardine
リサ・ジャーディン
Risa Jādin
Aliases:
Lisa Anne Jardine
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1944-04-12 （Oxford）
- Died
- 2015-10-25 （London） age 71
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English, Latin, Greek
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Oxford, England → London, England → Cambridge, England
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Professor of Renaissance Studies, Historian of Science
- Active Years
- 1974-2015
- Affiliations
- Queen Mary University of London, University College London, Royal Society
- Memberships
- Royal Historical Society, Antiquarian Horological Society, British Science Association
- Influenced By
- Jacob Bronowski, Raymond Williams, Donald Davie
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham Ladies' College | — | Mathematics | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Newnham College, Cambridge | Faculty of Arts | Mathematics and English | 上級二等栄誉学位 | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Essex | — | Literary Theory of Translation | MA | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Cambridge | — | History | PhD | — | United Kingdom |
Cheltenham Ladies' College
Mathematics
Country:
United Kingdom
Mathematics scholarship
Newnham College, Cambridge
Faculty of Arts
/ Mathematics and English
Degree:
上級二等栄誉学位
Country:
United Kingdom
Mathematical Tripos for two years, then English
University of Essex
Literary Theory of Translation
Degree:
MA
Country:
United Kingdom
Under Professor Donald Davie
University of Cambridge
History
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United Kingdom
Dissertation on Francis Bacon
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | — | — | UK Government | 受章者 |
| — | Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS) | — | — | Royal Historical Society | フェロー |
| 2015 | Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society (HonFRS) | — | — | Royal Society | 名誉フェロー |
| 2012 | President's Medal (British Academy) | — | — | British Academy | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Cundill International Prize in History | Going Dutch | — | McGill University | 受賞 |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Organization:
UK Government
Result:
受章者
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS)
Organization:
Royal Historical Society
Result:
フェロー
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society (HonFRS)
2015
Organization:
Royal Society
Result:
名誉フェロー
President's Medal (British Academy)
2012
Organization:
British Academy
Result:
受賞
Cundill International Prize in History
2009
Work:
Going Dutch
Organization:
McGill University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Francis Bacon: Discovery and the Art of Discourse
1974 History and PhilosophyPublished version of her PhD thesis on Francis Bacon's discovery and art of discourse.
Scientific MethodRenaissance Humanism
Still Harping on Daughters: Women and Drama in the Age of Shakespeare
1983 Literary HistoryExplores women and drama in Shakespeare's age.
GenderRenaissance Drama
Worldly Goods: A New History of the Renaissance
1996 HistoryNew history focusing on material goods and consumption in Renaissance.
Material CultureEconomic History
The Curious Life of Robert Hooke: The Man Who Measured London
2003 BiographyBiography of scientist Robert Hooke.
Scientific RevolutionArchitecture
Going Dutch: How England Plundered Holland's Glory
2008 HistoryAnglo-Dutch relations in 17th century. Winner of Cundill Prize.
Cultural ExchangeHistory of Science
Bibliography
- Francis Bacon: Discovery and the Art of Discourse (1974)
- Still Harping on Daughters (1983)
- From Humanism to the Humanities (1986)
- What's Left? (1990)
- Erasmus, Man of Letters (1993)
- Reading Shakespeare Historically (1996)
- Worldly Goods (1996)
- Erasmus: The Education of a Christian Prince (1997)
- Hostage to Fortune (1998)
- Ingenious Pursuits (1999)
- Francis Bacon: The New Organon (2000)
- Global Interests (2000)
- On a Grander Scale (2002)
- The Curious Life of Robert Hooke (2003)
- Going Dutch (2008)
- Temptation in the Archives (2015)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Cross-disciplinary approachDetailed analysis of intellectual historyAccessible style for general readers
- Recurring Motifs
- Scientific RevolutionRenaissance CultureCultural and Scientific Exchange
Health
-
Cancer2015Cause of death
Legacy
Outstanding contributions to early modern and history of science, leadership in public bodies, popularized history through broadcasting and writing.
Academic Societies
- British Science Association
- Royal Historical Society
In Popular Culture
- Frequent BBC radio and TV broadcaster
Quotes
-
The pre-eminent historian of the scientific method
Source: Apollo Magazine (2015)
Trivia
- Eldest daughter of mathematician Jacob Bronowski
- Fluent in eight languages
- Chair of Man Booker Prize judges