Ian Hacking

Ian Hacking (1936–2023) was a Canadian philosopher, professor, and historian. Born in Vancouver, he was educated at the University of British Columbia and the University of Cambridge. He held positions at the University of Toronto, the Collège de France, and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. His work focused on the philosophy of science and the movement of historical epistemology.

Hacking authored 57 works, including *Social Construction of What?*, *Logic of the Statistical Inference*, *Identity*, *Identities*, and *SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS*. He received the Molson Prize, the Holberg International Memorial Prize, and the Balzan Prize. He was a Fellow of the British Academy and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Collège de France, and the Royal Society of Canada. He died in Toronto.