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Reijer Hooykaas (* August 1, 1906 in Schoonhoven; † January 4, 1994 ) was a historian of science. He along with Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis were pioneers in professionalizing the history of science in the Netherlands.
Hooykaas studied chemistry and physics at the University of Utrecht graduating in 1933. In 1946 he became the first to hold a history of science chair at a Dutch university. From 1946 to 1972 he was a professor at the Free University of Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam).
- "Pascal: His Science and His Religion" Tractrix 1, 1989, pp. 115-139. (Translation of "Pascal: Zijn wetenschap en zijn religie", 1939 )
- "Science and Theology in the Middle Ages" Free University Quarterly 3, 1954, pp. 77-163.
- Religion and the Rise of Modern Science, Regent College Publishing, 2000 (Other edition Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press, 1973 [1st Pub. 1972]).
- "The Rise of Modern Science: When and Why?" British Journal for History of Science 20, 4, 1987, pp. 453-473.
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Hooykaas, Reijer |
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| DATE OF BIRTH |
1906-08-01 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH |
Schoonhoven |
| DATE OF DEATH |
1994-01-04 |
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