Robert Fox (historian)
Robert Fox | |
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Robert Fox, 2013 | |
| Born | 7 October 1938 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Historian of science |
| Known for | The Savant and the State and other books |
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| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Oxford (B.A. 1961, M.A. 1965, D.Phil. 1967) |
| Thesis | The study of the thermal properties of gases in relation to physical theory from Montgolfier to Regnault |
| Doctoral advisor | Alistair Cameron Crombie |
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| Discipline | History of science |
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| Main interests | History of science, French history, European history |
Dr. Robert Fox (born 7 October 1938) MA, DPhil, FSA FRHistS is a leading British authority on the history of science. He is interested in the history of sciences and technology in Europe from the 18th century onwards. He has published extensively. His book The Savant and the State examines science, culture and politics in France between 1814 and 1914, while Science without Frontiers examines developments from the late nineteenth-century until the Second World War. In 2015, Fox received the George Sarton Medal, the premier award of the international History of Science Society (HSS). He was recognized as a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by France's Ministry of Culture in 2006.