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Jacob Bronowski
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Jacob Bronowski (1908–1974) was a British mathematician, poet, historian, and philosopher. Born in Łódź, he was educated at the University of Cambridge and Jesus College, where his doctoral advisor was H. F. Baker. His fields of work included mathematics, biology, and the history of science. He served as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and held positions at the University of Hull, UNESCO, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
Bronowski participated in World War II and resided in the United Kingdom. He died of a myocardial infarction in East Hampton and is buried at Highgate Cemetery. His daughter is Lisa Jardine. Among his works are *Science and Conscience*, *The dilemma of the scientist*, *Lessons of science*, and *For Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1908
- Died
- 1974
- Works
- 56
Top works
- ʻUrūj-i insān
- Science and Conscience
- The dilemma of the scientist
- Lessons of science
- For Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- Parkinson at 50 — Self (archive footage)2021
- The Ascent of Man — Self - Presenter1973
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1908-01-18 ) 18 January 1908, Łódź , Congress Poland , Russian Empire
- Died
- 22 August 1974 (1974-08-22) (aged 66), East Hampton, New York , U.S.
- Resting place
- Highgate Cemetery , London, England
- Alma mater
- Jesus College
- Known for
- The Ascent of Man
- Spouse
- Rita Coblentz ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1941 )
- Children
- 4, including Lisa Jardine
- Awards
- Senior wrangler ( Cambridge )
- Fields
- Mathematics , operations research , biology , history of science , geometry
- Institutions
- Salk Institute
- Doctoral advisor
- Henry F. Baker
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jacob
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Łódź
- Place of death
- East Hampton
- Child
- Lisa Jardine
- Occupation
- inventor
- Position held
- chief scientific officer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral advisor
- H. F. Baker
- Field of work
- history of science
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- J Bronowski.jpg
- Residence
- United Kingdom
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- place of burial
- Highgate Cemetery
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- Commons category
- Jacob Bronowski
- date of birth
- 1908-01-18
- date of death
- 1974-08-22
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name
- Bruno
- archives at
- Jesus College
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview
Jacob Bronowski (18 January 1908 – 22 August 1974) was a Polish-British mathematician and philosopher. He is best known for developing a humanistic approach to science, and as the presenter and writer of the thirteen-part 1973 BBC television documentary series, and accompanying book, The Ascent of Man. He was widely regarded as "one of the most revered intellectuals on the global stage."
Bronowski's family moved from Congress Poland to Germany and then to England in 1920, when he was 12 years old. He won a scholarship to study mathematics at the University of Cambridge. His interests have been described as ranging "widely, from biology to poetry and from chess to Humanism". He taught mathematics at University College Hull between 1934 and 1942. During World War II he led the field of operations research and worked to increase the effectiveness of Allied bombing.
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