Gabriel Finkelstein
Gabriel Finkelstein studied physics at Amherst College and history at Princeton University, held posts at the University of Pennsylvania, Göttingen, UCLA, and Princeton, and spent a total of nine years in France, Germany, and China. He currently works as Associate Professor of History at the University of Colorado Denver, where he teaches classes on Europe, Germany, science, madness, exploration, and war.
His biography of Emil du Bois-Reymond took him more than two decades to research. In this interview he discusses the life, times, and significance of the scientist he calls "the greatest unknown intellectual of the nineteenth century."
His biography of Emil du Bois-Reymond took him more than two decades to research. In this interview he discusses the life, times, and significance of the scientist he calls "the greatest unknown intellectual of the nineteenth century."