Dorothy Stimson (historian)

Dorothy Stimson (born 1890 in St. Louis, Missouri - September 1988 in Owls Head, Maine^[1]) was an American historian of science. She served as the president of the History of Science Society during 1953-1957. Her research interest included the reception of the Copernican theory. She also edited a collection of papers by George Sarton, considered to be the founder of the discipline of history of science.

Early life and education

Stimson graduated from Vassar College in 1912 with a bachelor's degree. She earned her master's degree a year later and then obtained a PhD in 1917, both from Columbia University.^[2]

Works

• 'The gradual acceptance of the Copernican theory of the universe', 1917 at Project Gutenberg.

External links

• Dorothy Stimson Papers
• Dorothy Stimson Hall

References

1. ^ nytimes.com, September 24, 1988: Dorothy Stimson, 97, Former Goucher Dean
2. ^ "SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES, Dorothy Stimson Papers". Goucher College. http://www.goucher.edu/documents/Library/MS%200008%20Stimson%20Papers.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-03. 

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Date of birth	1890
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