When was historian David Wootton born?
David Wootton was born on the 15th of January 1952. He is a British historian and Anniversary Professor of History at the University of York.
Questions about David Wootton (historian)
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What is David Wootton's book Bad Medicine: Doctors Doing Harm Since Hippocrates about?
Bad Medicine: Doctors Doing Harm Since Hippocrates, published by David Wootton in 2006, examines how physicians have caused harm since the time of Hippocrates.
What was David Wootton's first book?
David Wootton's first book was Paolo Sarpi: Between Renaissance and Enlightenment, published in 1983. A paperback edition appeared in 2002.
Was David Wootton's The Invention of Science shortlisted for any prizes?
The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution, published in 2015, became a finalist for the Cundill History Prize in 2016.
What named lectures has David Wootton delivered?
David Wootton delivered the Raleigh Lecture at the British Academy in 2008, the Carlyle Lectures at the University of Oxford and the Benedict Lectures at Boston University in 2014, and the Besterman Lecture at Oxford University in 2017.
What books has David Wootton written?
David Wootton has published five books: Paolo Sarpi: Between Renaissance and Enlightenment (1983), Bad Medicine: Doctors Doing Harm Since Hippocrates (2006), Galileo: Watcher of the Skies (2010), The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution (2015), and Power, Pleasure, and Profit: Insatiable Appetites from Machiavelli to Madison (2018).