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Michael Hoskin | |
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 A bust of Michael Hoskin in Antequera, Andalusia, Spain | |
| Born | February 27, 1930[1] London, England |
| Died | December 5, 2021 (aged 91)[1] Cambridge, England |
| Alma mater | University of London (B.A., M.A.) University of Cambridge (Ph.D.) |
| Employer(s) | University of Leicester (1957–1959) University of Cambridge (1959–1988)[2] |
| Spouse |
Jean Margaret (Jane) Small
(m. 1956–2013) |
| Children | 5[1] |
| Website | michaelhoskin.com |
Michael Anthony Hoskin (27 February 1930 – 5 December 2021) was a British historian of science. He founded the journals History of Science (with Alistair Crombie) and Journal for the History of Astronomy,[2] and wrote extensively on the Herschel family.[3] After retiring from the University of Cambridge, where he taught for three decades, he did pioneering archaeoastronomy fieldwork in the western Mediterranean basin.[2] The asteroid 12223 Hoskin[4] and Centro Solar Michael Hoskin (an archaeological centre in Antequera, Spain) are both named after him.[5]
Biography
[edit]Born in south London, Michael Hoskin was the only child of a tax official and a schoolteacher. During World War II he learned classics at a Catholic grammar school in west London. He spent five years at the University of London, receiving a BA and an MA in pure mathematics, before transferring to Peterhouse, Cambridge in 1952, where he earned a doctorate in algebraic geometry. After one year in military research he returned to Cambridge in 1956 with a research fellowship at Jesus College.[3] From 1957 to 1959 he taught history of science at the University of Leicester, before returning to Cambridge to replace Rupert Hall.[2]
Awards and honours
[edit]- 2004 LeRoy E. Doggett Prize from the American Astronomical Society[6]
- 2007 Honorary Fellow, Royal Astronomical Society[7]
- 2015 Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts from the Government of Spain[8]
- 2020 Agnes Mary Clerke Medal from the Royal Astronomical Society[9]
Selected publications
[edit]- William Herschel: Pioneer of Sidereal Astronomy (1959)[10]
- William Herschel and the Construction of the Heavens (1963)
- The Cambridge Illustrated History of Astronomy (1997, general editor), later revised and re-published as The Cambridge Concise History of Astronomy (1999)
- Tombs, Temples and Orientations: A New Perspective on Mediterranean Prehistory (2001)
- The Herschel Partnership: As Viewed by Caroline (2002)
- William and Caroline Herschel: Pioneers in Late Eighteenth-Century Astronomy (2013)[10]
- Caroline Herschel: Priestess of the New Heavens (2013)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Dr Michael Hoskin, 27 February 1930 – 5 December 2021". Churchill College. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ a b c d Schaffer, Simon. "Michael Hoskin (1930–2021)". Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Mitton, Simon (10 December 2021). "Obituary: Michael Hoskin, Emeritus Fellow of St Edmund's College". St Edmund's College, Cambridge. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Michael Hoskin Selected to Receive the 2004 LeRoy E. Doggett Prize for Historical Astronomy" (PDF). H·A·D News (64): 1–2. 2003.
- ^ "Viewing Gallery in Spain named after Michael Hoskin". St Edmund's College, Cambridge. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Michael Hoskin Awarded the 2004 LeRoy E. Doggett Prize". American Astronomical Society. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Minutes of Council Meeting" (PDF). Royal Astronomical Society. 13 December 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Concesión de las Medallas de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes 2015". Ministry of Culture (in Spanish). 29 December 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Agnes Mary Clerke Medal for Historical Research" (PDF). Royal Astronomical Society. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ a b Smith, Robert W. (2024). "Michael Hoskin (1930–2021)". Isis. 115 (1): 166. doi:10.1086/728960. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
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