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From: herschko@newton.Berkeley.EDU (Stephen Jay Herschkorn)
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Subject: Gay Scientists in History
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Date: Fri, 21-Aug-87 18:40:33 EDT
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In continuation of a discussion in soc.motts from earlier this
summer, the following is a list of some gay scientists in history; the source
is a brochure from the National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists
and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP, described in a previous posting).

Sir Francis Bacon - 17th C. English philosopher of science
Leonardo da Vinci - 15th C. Italian artist, scientist, and engineer; researcher
   of human anatomy, mathematics, and the potential for human flight.
Margaret Mead - 20th C. American anthropologist and psychologist
S. Josephine Baker - 20th C. physician
Louise Pearce - 20th C. pathologist
Alexander von Humboldt - 19th C. Prussian naturalist and explorer
John Muir - 19th C. Scottish-born American naturalist
Alan Turing - 20th C. British mathematician


As references, the brochure includes

Garde, N.I.  _Jonathan to Gideon:  The Homosexual in History_.  New York:
   Vantage Press, 1964.

Kavy, W.H.  _The Gay Geniuses_.  Glendale, Ca.:  M. Miller, 1965.

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Stephen J. Herschkorn                   herschko@newton.berkeley.edu
Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, and
Survey Research Center
University of California, Berkeley
(If you really want more information, you could finger me - ooh, I wish
you would!)