Farber was born in New York City, his mother born to Jewish immigrants from Ukraine and his father born in a family of Latvian Jews. Farber grew up in Manhattan and then Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He took an interest in science and philosophy, tinkering with rockets and reading on science. He became interested in biology after attending a summer NSF school in Syracuse while in high school and joined the University of Pittsburgh in 1961, intending to study mecicine, but after receiving a BS in zoology in 1965 he shifted to philosophy and the history of science at Indiana University. His master's thesis in 1968 was on "Buffon and Newton's Science", and his PhD in 1970 was on "Buffon's Concept of Species." He joined Oregon State University in 1970 and contributed works on the history of ornithology, species concepts, race, and ethics.[2]
In 2010, he was elected president of the History of Science Society.[1] Oregon State University's special collections hold Farber's personal papers.[1]
Books
The Emergence of Ornithology as a Scientific Discipline, 1760-1850. (Dordrecht: D. Reidel Publishing Co. 1982)
Religion, Science, and Worldview: Essays in Honor of Richard S. Westfall. (Cambridge, England; New York, NY: Cambridge University Press 1985)
(coauthored with Mix, Michael C. and King, Keith I.) Biology: The Network of Life. (New York, NY: Harper Collins Publishers 1992.)
Finding Order in Nature: The Naturalist Tradition from Linnaeus to E. O. Wilson. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press 1994.
Discovering Birds: The Emergence of Ornithology as a Scientific Discipline, 1760-1850. (Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press 1997)
The Temptations of Evolutionary Ethics. (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press 1998)
(coauthored with Cravens, Hamilton) Race and Science: Scientific Challenges to Racism in Modern America. (Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University Press 2009)
Mixing Races: From Scientific Racism to Modern Evolutionary Ideas. (Baltimore, Md: The Johns Hopkins University Press 2011)
paul, lawrence, farber, march, 1944, november, 2021, professor, history, science, oregon, state, university, wrote, edited, eight, books, about, history, science, well, dozens, articles, elected, fellow, american, association, advancement, science, born, 1944,. Paul Lawrence Farber March 7 1944 November 28 2021 was a professor of the history of science at the Oregon State University He wrote or edited eight books about the history of science as well as dozens of articles 1 He was an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 1 Paul Lawrence FarberBorn 1944 03 07 March 7 1944New York NYDiedNovember 28 2021 2021 11 28 aged 77 Corvallis ORNationalityAmericanEducationUniversity of Pittsburgh BS Indiana University PhD Known forHistory of OrnithologyScientific careerFieldsHistory of ScienceInstitutionsOregon State UniversityFarber was born in New York City his mother born to Jewish immigrants from Ukraine and his father born in a family of Latvian Jews Farber grew up in Manhattan and then Uniontown Pennsylvania He took an interest in science and philosophy tinkering with rockets and reading on science He became interested in biology after attending a summer NSF school in Syracuse while in high school and joined the University of Pittsburgh in 1961 intending to study mecicine but after receiving a BS in zoology in 1965 he shifted to philosophy and the history of science at Indiana University His master s thesis in 1968 was on Buffon and Newton s Science and his PhD in 1970 was on Buffon s Concept of Species He joined Oregon State University in 1970 and contributed works on the history of ornithology species concepts race and ethics 2 In 2010 he was elected president of the History of Science Society 1 Oregon State University s special collections hold Farber s personal papers 1 Books EditThe Emergence of Ornithology as a Scientific Discipline 1760 1850 Dordrecht D Reidel Publishing Co 1982 Religion Science and Worldview Essays in Honor of Richard S Westfall Cambridge England New York NY Cambridge University Press 1985 coauthored with Mix Michael C and King Keith I Biology The Network of Life New York NY Harper Collins Publishers 1992 Finding Order in Nature The Naturalist Tradition from Linnaeus to E O Wilson Baltimore MD The Johns Hopkins University Press 1994 Discovering Birds The Emergence of Ornithology as a Scientific Discipline 1760 1850 Baltimore MD The Johns Hopkins University Press 1997 The Temptations of Evolutionary Ethics Berkeley CA University of California Press 1998 coauthored with Cravens Hamilton Race and Science Scientific Challenges to Racism in Modern America Corvallis OR Oregon State University Press 2009 Mixing Races From Scientific Racism to Modern Evolutionary Ideas Baltimore Md The Johns Hopkins University Press 2011 References Edit a b c d Catalogue Information Paul Lawrence Farber Papers Oregon State University 2013 Archived from the original on 2012 01 17 Retrieved 2013 02 17 Oregon State University biographyExternal links EditPaul Lawrence Farber s website at the Oregon State University Index for the papers of Paul Lawrence Farber at Oregon State University Paul Farber Oral History Interview This biography of an American historian is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Lawrence Farber amp oldid 1120003004, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
