that provided a connection between the sciences and the humanities, which he referred to as "the new humanism". He was a founder of the History of Science Society and is the namesake of its George Sarton Medal, a prestigious lifetime acheivement award for historians of science.

Early life and education

George Alfred Leon Sarton was born to Léonie Van Halmé and Alfred Sarton on August 31, 1884, in Ghent,

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