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Lisa Jardine


Born
April 12, 1944

Died
October 25, 2015

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Lisa Anne Bronowski (Jardine) was a British historian of the early modern period. From 1990 to 2011 she was Centenary Professor of Renaissance Studies and Director of the Centre for Editing Lives and Letters at Queen Mary, University of London. Since 2008 she was Chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA)] She was a Member of Council of the Royal Institution, but resigned from that post in September 2009. On 1 September 2012, She relocated with her research centre and its staff to University College London (UCL) to become the first director of its Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in the Humanities.

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Average rating: 3.68 · 3,358 ratings · 319 reviews · 33 distinct works • Similar authors
Worldly Goods: A New Histor...
3.81 avg rating — 357 ratings — published 1996 — 13 editions
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Ingenious Pursuits: Buildin...
3.76 avg rating — 331 ratings — published 1999 — 12 editions
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Going Dutch: How England Pl...
3.51 avg rating — 285 ratings — published 2008 — 13 editions
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The Curious Life of Robert ...
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The Awful End of Prince Wil...
3.31 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions
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On a Grander Scale: The Out...
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Still Harping on Daughters:...
3.87 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1983 — 8 editions
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Hostage to Fortune: The Tro...
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Global Interests: Renaissan...
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Reading Shakespeare Histori...
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