E. Janet Browne

E. Janet Browne (b. 1950) is a British historian of science known especially for her work on the history of 19th century biology.

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1950 - Historian of science

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After working as an associate editor on the University of Cambridge Library project to collect, edit, and publish the correspondence of Charles Darwin, she wrote a two volume biography of the naturalist: Charles Darwin: Voyaging (1995), on his youth and years on the Beagle, and Charles Darwin: The Power of Place (2002), covering his post-Beagle years through the publication of his theory of evolution and beyond. The latter book has received acclaim for its innovative interpretation of the role of Darwin's correspondence in the formation of his scientific theory and recruitment of scientific support. In 2004, the latter volume won the History of Science Society's Pfizer Prize, the Society's highest honor awarded to individual works of scholarship.http://www.hssonline.org/meeting/program/2004_Prize_Winners.htm#Pfizer In 2003, it also won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Biography.

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University of Cambridge - Charles Darwin - 1995 - Beagle - 2002 - Evolution - 2004 - History of Science Society - 2003 - James Tait Black Memorial Prize

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Browne is presently a Professor in the History of Biology at the Welcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at University College, London. She specialises in the life sciences, natural history, and evolutionary biology from the 17th to the 20th century.

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