Owen Hannaway Explained

Owen Hannaway (8 October 1939 - 21 January 2006) was a Scottish historian.

Life

He was born on 8 October 1939 in Glasgow,^[1] and educated at St Aloysius' College and Glasgow University.^[2]

He died in 2006.^[1]

Career

He completed his PhD in Chemistry in 1965 at the University of Glasgow.^[3]

Distinctions

He was an Edelstein International Fellow.^[4] He received the Derek Price/Rod Webster Prize. He has also received the Dexter Award.^[3]

Selected publications

Articles

• Laboratory Design and the Aim of Science: Andreas Libavius versus Tycho Brahe. Isis. 77. 4. December 1986. 584–610. 10.1086/354267. Hannaway. Owen. 144538848. (See Andreas Libavius and Tycho Brahe.)
• The German Model of Chemical Education in America: Ira Remsen at Johns Hopkins (1876–1913). Ambix. 23. 3. 145–164. November 1976. 10.1179/amb.1976.23.3.145. Hannaway. Owen. 11615603. (See Ira Remsen.)

Books

• The Chemists and the Word: The Didactic Origins of Chemistry (1975)^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Owen Hannaway, 66, Hopkins professor of science history. 28 January 2006 .
2. Web site: Johns Hopkins Gazette February 6, 2006 . 2023-09-26 . pages.jh.edu.
3. Web site: Owen Hannaway (1939–2006). 2017-01-14.
4. Web site: Edelstein Fellowship. Science History Institute. 27 March 2018. en.
5. Hall, Marie Boas. Marie Boas Hall. Review of The Chemists and the Word: The Didactic Origins of Chemistry by Owen Hannaway. Isis. 68. 1. March 1977. 152–153. 10.1086/351753.