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Simon Grote is an Associate Professor of History at Wellesley College, specializing in the intellectual and cultural history of early modern Europe, particularly the Scottish and German Enlightenments. His research spans political and economic thought, natural sciences, universities, academic culture, and religion’s relationship to modernity. He directs Wellesley’s Program in Medieval and Renaissance Studies and is affiliated with the Long Eighteenth Century Working Group and the Newhouse Center for the Humanities.
- B.A., Harvard University
- M.Phil., University of Cambridge
- M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
His research focuses on aesthetic theory, Enlightenment debates, and the intersection of theology, moral philosophy, and natural law. He has conducted extensive archival work at the Francke Foundations in Halle and is an associate member of the Leopoldina’s Centre for Science Studies. His courses include HIST352: Mental Health in European History and co-taught ARTH235/HIST235: History of Epidemics.
Recent publications analyze Pietist influences on aesthetic theory, Enlightenment concepts of original sin, and interdisciplinary approaches to intellectual history. He received the 2017 István Hont Book Prize for The Emergence of Modern Aesthetic Theory. His work is supported by an Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Critical Bibliography.
- István Hont Book Prize (2017)
He has received grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Critical Bibliography and collaborates with Wellesley’s Special Collections and Rare Book School. His teaching emphasizes material text culture and interdisciplinary methodologies, engaging students with primary sources in Wellesley’s collections.
