Craig Edwin Martin

Craig Edwin Martin is an Associate Professor at the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, specializing in the History of Science and Technology (SSD: PHIL-02/B). His research focuses on Renaissance natural philosophy, Aristotelianism, and the interplay between medicine, meteorology, and cultural heritage.

• Teaches History of Pre-Modern Science, History of Scientific Revolution, and Renaissance Natural Philosophy at graduate and undergraduate levels
• Active editorial roles:
  • Member of Early Science and Medicine editorial board (2017-present)
  • Book Review Editor (2010-2017)

His scholarship examines:

• Renaissance Aristotelian commentaries
• Historiography of medieval plagues
• Development of atmospheric theories
• Interaction between classical texts and vernacular science

Major grants include:

• National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship (2014)
• Mellon Foundation award (2011)
• Villa I Tatti research grant (203)