When and where was George Sarton born?
George Alfred Leon Sarton was born on the 31st of August 1884 in Ghent, Belgium. He attended school first in his hometown before later attending school for a period of four years in the town of Chimay.
Questions about George Sarton
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What happened to George Sarton during World War One?
During World War One in August 1914 the German army invaded Belgium and George Sarton buried his Civil Guard coat in the garden so he would not be taken up and shot as a spy. Soon after the Sarton family fled to England first traveling to the Netherlands then onward to London.
How many volumes did George Sarton complete for his History of Science project?
By the time of his death on the 22nd of March 1956 in Cambridge Massachusetts George Sarton had completed only the first three volumes of his intended nine-volume history of science. Volume one covered From Homer to Omar Khayyam while volume two covered From Rabbi Ben Ezra to Roger Bacon parts one and two.
Who were the PhD students supervised by George Sarton at Harvard University?
He supervised just two PhD students in Harvard's history of science program to completion and these were Aydin M. Sayili and I. Bernard Cohen. They were the first such PhDs in America.
When did George Sarton edit Isis and what other journals did he found?
George Sarton edited Isis from 1913 to 1952 and he founded both the society and its journals Isis and Osiris. The George Sarton Medal is the History of Science Society's most prestigious award given annually since 1955.