Andrew Berns
Ph.D. Candidate (ABD)
aberns@sas.upenn.edu
Education
BA, Reed College (2002); MPhil, University of Cambridge (2004)
Fields
Early Modern Jewish History; European Intellectual History 1300-1600; Medieval and Modern Jewish History
Dissertation Topic
My dissertation studies the biblical commentaries of late Renaissance physicians, especially in Italy. The project studies changes in medical education during the sixteenth century, medical culture in early modern Italy, and the connections between natural philosophy and biblical studies in the Renaissance. I am also interested in early modern lexicography and the study of Jewish antiquities in the Renaissance.
