German historian of science
Uta Lindgren (1941–2017) was a German historian of science and historian of technology , an expert on the medieval quadrivium and geodesy , and a pioneer of the history of cartography .[ 1]
Life and work
Lindgren is originally from Chemnitz , where she was born on 2 March 1941. Chemnitz is in East Germany , and Lindgren became a student at the University of Freiburg , also in East Germany. She completed a doctorate there in 1969, on topics including the quadrivium and the early life of Pope Sylvester II . At some point after this, she emigrated to West Germany, and completed a habilitation in 1978 at the University of Cologne , on the medieval history of Barcelona . She then became a researcher at the University of Munich .[ 1] [ 2]
Her work on the history of cartography began in the early 1980s. She had her first publication on this topic in 1985, on the geography of Ptolemy , and a year later organized a conference on historic maps of the Alps .[ 1] University of Bayreuth in 1987, and returned in 2006.[ 1] [ 2] figure of the Earth , on the biographies and discoveries of medieval and Renaissance cartographers, and a translation of a Spanish-language travelogue of central Asia.[ 1]
She died on 16 June 2017.[ 1] [ 2]
Recognition
Lindgren was elected to the International Academy of the History of Science , first as a corresponding member in 1993, and as a full member in 2005.[ 3]
Books
Lindgren's books included:
Gerbert von Aurillac und das Quadrivium, Untersuchungen zur Bildung im Zeitalter der Ottonen (Franz Steiner Verlag, 1976)[ 4] Bedürftigkeit — Armut — Not, Studien zur spätmittelalterlichen Sozialgeschichte Barcelonas (Spanische Forschungen der Görresgesellschaft, Aschendorff, 1980)[ 5] Mathemata: Festschrift fur Helmuth Gericke (edited with Menso Folkerts, Franz Steiner Verlag, 1985)[ 6] Alpenübergänge vor 1850, Landkarten — Straßen — Verkehr (edited, Franz Steiner Verlag, 1987)[ 7] Alexander von Humboldt, Weltbild und Wirkung auf die Wissenschaften (edited, Böhlau, 1990)[ 8] Europäische Technik im Mittelalter, 800 bis 1400, Tradition und Innovation, ein Handbuch (edited, Gebr. Mann, 1996)[ 9] Naturwissenschaft und Technik im Barock. Innovation, Repräsentation, Diffusion (edited, Böhlau, 1997)[ 10]
References
^ a b c d e f Horst, Thomas (2018), "Uta Lindgren (2 March 1941–16 June 2017)", Imago Mundi , 70 (1): 124– 126, doi :10.1080/03085694.2018.1382126 , JSTOR 48547900 ^ a b c Neumann, Joachim (September 2017), "Persönliches: Uta Lindgren 1941–2017", KN - Journal of Cartography and Geographic Information , 67 (5), Springer Science and Business Media LLC: 279– 280, doi :10.1007/bf03545327 ^ Membres décédés , retrieved 2024-03-13 ^ Review of Gerbert von Aurillac und das Quadrivium :
Pierre Riché, Francia , doi :10.11588/fr.1978.0.49163
^ Reviews of Bedürftigkeit — Armut — Not :
^ Reviews of Festschrift fur Helmuth Gericke :
^ Reviews of Alpenübergänge vor 1850 :
Max Kratochwill, Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung, Mitteilungen , ProQuest 1301165993
Gerhard H. Müller, Sudhoffs Archiv , JSTOR 20777222
Hugo Weczerka, VSWG: Vierteljahrschrift für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte , JSTOR 20735447 ^ Reviews of Alexander von Humboldt :
^ Reviews of Europäische Technik im Mittelalter :
Étienne Champion, Revue de l'Institut français d'histoire en Allemagne , doi :10.4000/ifha.1455
Matthias Knaut, Archäologie in Deutschland , JSTOR 26311721
Andreas Kühne and Celia v. Lindern, Sudhoffs Archiv , JSTOR 20777685
Karl-Heinz Ludwig, VSWG: Vierteljahrschrift für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte , JSTOR 20739682
Emmanuel Poulle, Bibliothèque de l'École des chartes , JSTOR 43015134 ^ Review of Naturwissenschaft und Technik im Barock :
Karl-Heinz Ludwig, VSWG: Vierteljahrschrift für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte , JSTOR 20739941
Further reading
Folkerts, Menso (July 2017), "In memoriam: Heribert M. Nobis (1924-2017); Uta Lindgren (1941-2017)", Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Sciences , 67 (179): 387– 425, doi :10.1484/j.arihs.5.117541
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