Everett Mendelsohn | |
|---|---|
 Mendelsohn in 2013 | |
| Born | Everett Irwin Mendelsohn October 28, 1931 Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 6, 2023 (aged 91) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Spouses | Mary Maule Leeds
(m. 1954; div. 1974)Mary Baughman Anderson
(m. 1974) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History of science |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
| Thesis | The development of the theory of animal heat (1960) |
| Doctoral students | Garland E. Allen |
Everett Irwin Mendelsohn (October 28, 1931 – June 6, 2023) was an American historian of science, particularly active in the history of biology. He was Professor Emeritus of the History of Science at Harvard University, where he was a Junior Fellow and then a faculty member from 1960 until his retirement in 2007.[1][2] He was the founder of and long-time editor-in-chief of the Journal of the History of Biology.
- ^ "Everett Mendelsohn". Department of the History of Science. Harvard University. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ Kelly, M. Aidan (June 6, 2007). "Hist. of Sci. Prof. To Bid Farewell". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved November 8, 2021.