Dorothy Ross (August 13, 1936 – May 22, 2024) was an American historian and Arthur O. Lovejoy Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University. She attended Smith College and Columbia University and taught at Hunter College and at the University of Virginia before Johns Hopkins. Her books include G. Stanley Hall: The Psychologist as Prophet (1972) and The Origins of American Social Science (1991).[1] The Society for U.S. Intellectual History named the Dorothy Ross Prize after Ross to honor her work in the history of psychology and modern social science.[2]
Dorothy Ross | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 13, 1936 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | May 22, 2024 (aged 87) |
| Spouse | Stanford G. Ross |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Smith College (BA) Columbia University (MA, PhD) |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard Hofstadter |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | History of science |
| Institutions | Princeton University University of Virginia Johns Hopkins University |
She was married to Stanford G. Ross for 62 years before he died. Together they had two children and two grandchildren.[3] She died on May 22, 2024, at the age of 87.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Scanlon, Jennifer; Cosner, Shaaron (1996). American Women Historians, 1700s–1990s: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 189–190. ISBN 978-0-313-29664-2.
- ^ "S-USIH PRIZES | Society for US Intellectual History". Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ "Stanford Ross". Legacy. September 2, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ Wallach, Rachel (May 29, 2024). "Renowned historian of modern social science Dorothy Ross dies at 87". Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ Dorothy Ross
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