Nicolaas Adrianus Rupke (born 22 January 1944 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch historian of science, who began his academic career as a marine geologist.[1]
Nicolaas Adrianus Rupke
He studied biology and geology at the university of Groningen and geology and the history of science at Princeton and Oxford. Early in his studies, Rupke was a Christian and proponent of Flood geology,[2] but later came to reject this position. When in 1977 he was elected to a Wolfson College, Oxford research position in the history of science, Rupke made this subject his full-time occupation. A series of similar international research posts followed, until in 1993 he took up a professorship at Göttingen University to teach the history of science and medicine.[3] In 2009, Rupke was awarded a Lower Saxony research chair.[4] In 2012, he took up an endowed professorship at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, USA.
Rupke is known for his studies of late-modern biology, geology and science & religion. With an interest in the biographical approach, he restored to their contemporary prominence several nineteenth-century scientists, most important among them Richard Owen who well before the appearance of The Origin of Species developed a naturalistic theory of evolution, albeit a non-Darwinian one.[5]
Studies of Alexander von Humboldt came next,[6] in which Rupke developed what he terms the metabiographical approach by exploring how a famous life – in this case Humboldt's – may be multiply retold and reconstructed as part of different belief systems and memory cultures.[7]
Richard Owen: Biology without Darwin (revised ed. of Richard Owen: Victorian Naturalist, New Haven and London: Yale, 1994, ISBN978-0300058208) Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2009.
Alexander von Humboldt: A Metabiography (corrected edition). Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2008. Rupke, Nicolaas A. (2005). 1st edition. Peter Lang. ISBN3631539320.
Eminent Lives in Twentieth-Century Science and Religion (ed.) (revised and much expanded edition). Frankurt a.M.: Lang, 2009. Rupke, Nicolaas A. (2007). 2007 edition. Peter Lang. ISBN9783631568033.
Albrecht von Haller im Göttingen der Aufklärung (ed. with Norbert Elsner [de]). Göttingen: Wallstein, 2009.
^Rupke, N.A. 1970. Prolegomena to a study of cataclysmal sedimentation. In Lammerts, W.E. (editor), Why Not Creation? pp. 141–179. Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, MI.
^"Die Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften als Lebensgeschichten", Jahrbuch der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, 2005, pp. 313-322. Autobiographical sketch in the Yearbook of Göttingen Academy on the occasion of Rupke's election as a member of the academy.
^Richard Owen: Biology without Darwin (revised ed. of Richard Owen: Victorian Naturalist, New Haven and London: Yale, 1994) Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2009.
^Alexander von Humboldt: A Metabiography (corrected edition). Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2008.
^"Lives after death". Steven Shapin's review in Nature, May 18, 2006, of Alexander von Humboldt: A Metabiography, discussing Rupke's metabiographical approach.
^Membership listing of the Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften.
^Taylor, Kenneth L. (1985). "Reviewed work: The Great Chain of History: William Buckland and the English School of Geology (1814-1849) by Nicolas A. Rupke". Isis. 76 (1): 106–108. doi:10.1086/353765. JSTOR 232820.
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Academic homepage.
Faculty listing, Göttingen University.
January 01, 1970
nicolaas, adrianus, rupke, born, january, 1944, rotterdam, dutch, historian, science, began, academic, career, marine, geologist, studied, biology, geology, university, groningen, geology, history, science, princeton, oxford, early, studies, rupke, christian, . Nicolaas Adrianus Rupke born 22 January 1944 in Rotterdam is a Dutch historian of science who began his academic career as a marine geologist 1 Nicolaas Adrianus Rupke He studied biology and geology at the university of Groningen and geology and the history of science at Princeton and Oxford Early in his studies Rupke was a Christian and proponent of Flood geology 2 but later came to reject this position When in 1977 he was elected to a Wolfson College Oxford research position in the history of science Rupke made this subject his full time occupation A series of similar international research posts followed until in 1993 he took up a professorship at Gottingen University to teach the history of science and medicine 3 In 2009 Rupke was awarded a Lower Saxony research chair 4 In 2012 he took up an endowed professorship at Washington and Lee University in Lexington Virginia USA Rupke is known for his studies of late modern biology geology and science amp religion With an interest in the biographical approach he restored to their contemporary prominence several nineteenth century scientists most important among them Richard Owen who well before the appearance of The Origin of Species developed a naturalistic theory of evolution albeit a non Darwinian one 5 Studies of Alexander von Humboldt came next 6 in which Rupke developed what he terms the metabiographical approach by exploring how a famous life in this case Humboldt s may be multiply retold and reconstructed as part of different belief systems and memory cultures 7 Rupke is a fellow of Germany s National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina 8 and of the Gottingen Academy of Sciences Selected books editDistinctive Properties of Turbiditic and Hemipelagic Mud Layers with Daniel J Stanley Washington DC Smithsonian Institution Press 1974 The Great Chain of History William Buckland and the English School of Geology 1814 1849 Oxford Clarendon Press 1983 9 ISBN 0198229070 Vivisection in Historical Perspective ed London Croom Helm 1987 Routledge 1988 ISBN 0415050219 Science Politics and the Public Good ed London Macmillan 1988 Medical Geography in Historical Perspective ed London Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine 2000 ISBN 0854840729 Richard Owen Biology without Darwin revised ed of Richard Owen Victorian Naturalist New Haven and London Yale 1994 ISBN 978 0300058208 Chicago and London University of Chicago Press 2009 Alexander von Humboldt A Metabiography corrected edition Chicago and London University of Chicago Press 2008 Rupke Nicolaas A 2005 1st edition Peter Lang ISBN 3631539320 Eminent Lives in Twentieth Century Science and Religion ed revised and much expanded edition Frankurt a M Lang 2009 Rupke Nicolaas A 2007 2007 edition Peter Lang ISBN 9783631568033 Albrecht von Haller im Gottingen der Aufklarung ed with Norbert Elsner de Gottingen Wallstein 2009 References edit Who is Who in the World 2011 28th edition Rupke N A 1970 Prolegomena to a study of cataclysmal sedimentation In Lammerts W E editor Why Not Creation pp 141 179 Baker Book House Grand Rapids MI Die Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften als Lebensgeschichten Jahrbuch der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Gottingen 2005 pp 313 322 Autobiographical sketch in the Yearbook of Gottingen Academy on the occasion of Rupke s election as a member of the academy http www uni goettingen de de 108191 html Press release of the Lower Saxony Ministry of education about the Niedersachsenprofessur 65 Lower Saxony research chair 2009 Interview with Die Zeit Richard Owen Biology without Darwin revised ed of Richard Owen Victorian Naturalist New Haven and London Yale 1994 Chicago and London University of Chicago Press 2009 Alexander von Humboldt A Metabiography corrected edition Chicago and London University of Chicago Press 2008 Lives after death Steven Shapin s review in Nature May 18 2006 of Alexander von Humboldt A Metabiography discussing Rupke s metabiographical approach Membership listing of the Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Taylor Kenneth L 1985 Reviewed work The Great Chain of History William Buckland and the English School of Geology 1814 1849 by Nicolas A Rupke Isis 76 1 106 108 doi 10 1086 353765 JSTOR 232820 External links editAcademic homepage Faculty listing Gottingen University Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nicolaas Adrianus Rupke amp oldid 1193012083, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
