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Donald Dickson is a Professor at Texas A&M University, specializing in Early Modern Studies with a focus on Renaissance Hermeticism, textual editing, and 17th-century devotional poetry. His research explores intersections between literature, science, and religion in early modern Europe, particularly through the works of figures like Henry Vaughan, John Donne, and Johann Valentin Andreae.
He has held prestigious fellowships, including those from the Royal Historical Society (2019), Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2016 and 1992–1993), and the National Endowment for the Humanities (1983). His scholarship has been recognized with awards such as the MLA Prize for a Scholarly Edition (2018) for his work on *The Variorum Edition of the Poetry of John Donne: The Satyres*.
- Edited major works: *The Works of Henry Vaughan* (2018), *The Variorum Edition of the Poetry of John Donne* (2017), and *Of Paradise and Light* (2004).
- Explores themes like Protestant utopianism, alchemical practices, and intertextual relationships between authors.
His publications span over four decades, reflecting a deep engagement with manuscript studies, textual history, and the cultural contexts of early modern literature and science.
