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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2026-01-27 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-01-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007958b.htm person Gaukroger Stephen Wallace AACR2 9 July 1950 3 September 2023 Place of Birth Oldham, Lancashire, United Kingdom Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Science historian Philosopher Stephen Gaukroger was one of the world's leading historians of science and philosophy. In each of these fields, he was recognised as one of the most significant figures in Australasia. From 1981 he lectured in philosophy and the history of science at the University of Sydney, becoming Professor of History of Philosophy and History of Science in 2014. He played a key role in the amalgamation of the philosophy departments at the University. Gaukroger was an influential member of a number of societies, holding office as President of the Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science and the Australasian Society for the History of Philosophy. He was also Chair of the National Committee for the History and Philosophy of Science of the Australian Academy of Science. Gaukroger published widely: among his most influential books were The emergence of a scientific culture (2006) and Civilization and the culture of science (2020). In 2022 he was awarded the History and Philosophy of Science Medal of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 1977 1977 Education - PhD, University of Cambridge 1978 1981 Career position - Research Fellow, Department of the History and Philosophy of Science, University of Melbourne 1981 1999 Career position - Lecturer in philosophy, University of Sydney 1992 2023 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Humanities 1993 1999 Career position - President, Australasian Society for the History of Philosophy 1994 1997 Career position - Chair, National Committee for the History and Philosophy of Science, Australian Academy of Science 1995 1997 Career position - President, Australian Association for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science 1999 2014 Career position - Professor of History of Philosophy and History of Science, University of Sydney 2001 2001 Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and the humanities in the history and philosophy of science 2002 2008 Career position - President, International Society for Intellectual History 2004 2015 Career position - ARC Professorial Fellow 2005 2019 Career position - Editor, Australasian studies in history and philosophy of science Editor, Australasian studies in history and philosophy of science 2007 2013 Career position - Visiting Professor, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom 2007 2016 Career position - Corresponding Member, l'Académie Internationale d'Histoire des Sciences 2007 2020 Career position - Co-Editor, Intellectual history review 2014 2023 Career position - Emeritus Professor of History of Philosophy and History of Science, University of Sydney 2016 2023 Award - Fellow, Royal Historical Society 2016 2023 Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales 2016 2023 Career position - Member, l'Académie Internationale d'Histoire des Sciences 2022 2022 Award - History and Philosophy of Science Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Chair, National Committee for the History and Philosophy of Science 1994 - 1997

 Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (1967 - )

President 1995 - 1997

 History and Philosophy of Science Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales (2013 - )

Awarded the Medal 2022

 Royal Society of New South Wales (1866 - )

Fellow 2016 - 2023

 Australian Academy of the Humanities (1969 - )

Fellow 1992 - 2023

 'Gaukroger, Stephen Wallace', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Gaukroger, Stephen Wallace Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Civilization and the culture of science: science and the shaping of modernity, 1795-1935 Gaukroger, Stephen Civilization and the culture of science: science and the shaping of modernity, 1795-1935 Oxford: New York Oxford University Press 2020 Book: The emergence of a scientific culture: science and the shaping of modernity, 1210-1685 Gaukroger, Stephen The emergence of a scientific culture: science and the shaping of modernity, 1210-1685 Oxford: New York Clarendon Press: Oxford University Press 2006 Resource: The RSNSW History and Philosophy of Science Medal Royal Society of New South Wales The RSNSW History and Philosophy of Science Medal Sydney Royal Society of New South Wales 2022 Resource Section: Stephen Gaukroger FRHistS FRSA FRSN FAHA 1950 - 2023 Anstey, Peter Stephen Gaukroger FRHistS FRSA FRSN FAHA 1950 - 2023 Australian Academy of the Humanities 2023