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Anthony Grafton, Henry Putnam University Professor of History at Princeton University, has been a distinguished member of the Department of History since 1975. His academic career, rooted in the study of European intellectual traditions, has established him as a leading historian of Renaissance and early modern scholarship.
His educational background includes:
- A.B. in History (1971) from the University of Chicago
- Ph.D. in History (1975) from the University of Chicago
- Additional study at University College London (1971-1972)
Grafton's research focuses on the cultural and intellectual history of Renaissance Europe, with particular emphasis on the history of books, readers, and scholarly practices. He has pioneered studies on the history of scholarship from antiquity to the nineteenth century and the history of science up to the Renaissance. His methodological approach often involves intellectual biographies of key figures, such as Alberti, Cardano, and Scaliger, and examines long-term developments in practices like forgery and citation.
He has received numerous honors:
- Guggenheim Fellowship (1989)
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize (1993)
- Balzan Prize for History of Humanities (2002)
- Mellon Foundation’s Distinguished Achievement Award (2003)
Grafton is a member of the American Philosophical Society and the British Academy, and served as President of the American Historical Association in 2011.
