David C. Lindberg

(1935–2015) Historian

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David C. Lindberg was a historian.

Quick Facts About David C. Lindberg

Born: November 15, 1935
Died: January 6, 2015
Profession: Historian

About David C. Lindberg

[Wikidata] American historian of science (1935–2015)... | [Wikipedia] David Charles Lindberg was an American historian of science. His main focus was in the history of medieval and early modern science, especially physical science and the relationship between religion and science. Lindberg was the author or editor of many books and received numerous grants and awards.

Quotes by David C. Lindberg

“If there was anything obviously heroic about medieval surgery, it was the patient.”

David C. Lindberg

Patience

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“The proper measure of a philosophical system or a scientific theory is not the degree to which it anticipated modern thought, but…

David C. Lindberg

Philosophy

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“If we wish to do justice to the historical enterprise, we must take past for what it was. And that means that…

David C. Lindberg

Business

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“The establishment of medical studies in the university (as opposed to some other possible institutional home) created a linkage between medicine and…

David C. Lindberg

Business

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“From the same twelfth-century bestiary, we learn that the hedgehog is covered with spikes and curls itself into a ball for protection;…

David C. Lindberg

Animals

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