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      The seven sisters: subgenres of bioi of contemporary life scientists.

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      Journal of the history of biology
      Springer Nature America, Inc

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          Abstract

          Today, scientific biography is primarily thought of as a way of writing contextual history of science. But the genre has other functions as well. This article discusses seven kinds of ideal-typical subgenres of scientific biography. In addition to its mainstream function as an ancilla historiae, it is also frequently used to enrich the understanding of the individual construction of scientific knowledge, to promote the public engagement with science, and as a substitute for belles-lettres. Currently less acknowledged kinds of scientific biography include its use as a medium for public and private, respectively, commemoration. Finally, the use of scientific biography as a research (virtue) ethical genre, providing examples of 'the good life in science', is emphasized.

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          Journal
          J Hist Biol
          Journal of the history of biology
          Springer Nature America, Inc
          0022-5010
          0022-5010
          2011
          : 44
          : 4
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Medical Museion, University of Copenhagen, Fredericiagade 18, 1310, Copenhagen, Denmark, ths@sund.ku.dk.
          Article
          10.1007/s10739-011-9272-x
          21390526
          ce59b21a-67d7-418c-baab-aff3e64300f2
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