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Balzan Price Recipient Lorraine Daston in the FAZ

December 3, 2024

Award for

Lorraine Daston
Director (em.) at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, DE

Informations

Read the FAZ news article here (in German).

2024 Balzan Prize for History of Modern and Contemporary Science

Lorraine Daston, member of the Collegium’s advisory board, has been awarded the 2024 Balzan Prize for History of Modern and Contemporary Science in recognition of the breadth, originality, and diversity of her work. This honor also acknowledges the substantial impact of the number and quality of her articles and books, which have opened up new paths for the history and epistemology of sciences.

In a recent news article, published in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Lorraine Daston is portrayed as a scholar who provides a thoughtful and critical perspective on science, highlighting the significance of complexity, uncertainty, and historical context.