Biography

María Bárbara Zepeda Cortés, John Elliott Member in the Institute for Advanced Study's School of Historical Studies (2023–24), explores how she is challenging conventions in biographical writing.

Graham Farmelo, frequent Visitor in the School of Natural Sciences, discusses how the Institute for Advanced Study supports his work on scientific biographies through facilitating cross-disciplinary conversations not only with scientists but also with experts from the humanities.

Albert O. Hirschman: An Intellectual Biography by Michele Alacevich was published in April 2021 by Columbia University Press:

"One of the most original social scientists of the twentieth century, Albert O. Hirschman led an uncommonly dramatic life...