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Professor Grafton's current project is a large-scale study of science chronology in 16th-17th-century Europe, focusing on scholars who attempted to assign dates to past events, reconstruct ancient calendars, and reconcile the Bible's competing accounts of the past. His special interests include the cultural history of Renaissance Europe, the history of books and readers, and the history of scholarship and education from Antiquity to the 19th century. Grafton has been a member of Princeton's History Department since 1975, earning both his A.B. (1971) and Ph.D. (1975) in History from the University of Chicago. He has authored ten books and has coauthored, edited, and translated nine collections of essays covering a wide range of topics. His accolades include the Guggenheim Fellowship (1989), the Los Angeles Book Prize (1993), and the Balzan Prize in History and Humanities (2002). He served as President of the American Historical Association in 2011. Throughout his career, Grafton has taught courses on art, magic, and science in Renaissance Europe, historiography, and has been affiliated with the Program in History of Science.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.