JD Fleming

JD Fleming is a Professor in the Department of English at Simon Fraser University (SFU). His research focuses on the history and philosophy of Western science and technology in the early-modern period (1500-1700), exploring how modern intellectual norms emerged during this era. He co-founded the international conference series *Scientiae: Disciplines of Knowing in the Early Modern World* in 2011 and organized its inaugural event at SFU Vancouver (2012) and the 2019 conference at Queen's University, Belfast.

Education:

• BA (University of British Columbia)
• MA (University of Toronto)
• PhD (Columbia University)

His research interests include the conceptual history of 'discovery' and 'information', with a focus on figures like Timothie Bright and John Wilkins. He has published extensively on early modern science, literature, and epistemology. His recent work examines the intersection of melancholy, medicine, and information systems in early modern thought.

He currently teaches courses on early modern literature and cultural studies. Fleming’s academic contributions extend to organizing major scholarly events and editing influential volumes in intellectual history.