Dorothy Stimson (born 1890 in St. Louis, Missouri - September 1988 in Owls Head, Maine[1]) was an American historian of science. She served as the president of the History of Science Society during 1953-1957. Her research interest included the reception of the Copernican theory. She also edited a collection of papers by George Sarton, considered to be the founder of the discipline of history of science.
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Stimson graduated from Vassar College in 1912 with a bachelor's degree. She earned her master's degree a year later and then obtained a PhD in 1917, both from Columbia University.[2]