Jon Cooper

Bio

Jon Cooper is a PhD candidate in History at Stanford University. He is broadly focused on intellectual history in early modern Europe, with a special interest in the history of political economy in Britain and its empire. His dissertation project is provisionally entitled “Dealing with Money: Financial Crisis and the Rise of Economics in England, 1560-1640".

Honors & Awards

• Charles Schmitt Prize, International Society for Intellectual History (2020)
• Joslin Prize for Economic History, Pembroke College, Cambridge University (2018)
• Jacob Bronowski Prize, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Cambridge University (2018)
• Peter Lipton Prize, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Cambridge University (2018)
• Hadley History Prize, Pembroke College, Cambridge University (2017)
• Istvan Hont Prize, Faculty of History, Cambridge University (2017)
• Peter de Somogyi Memorial Prize, Pembroke College, Cambridge University (2017)
• Harvard Book Prize, Harvard Club of the United Kingdom (2014)

Professional Affiliations and Activities

• Early Career Member, Royal Historical Society (2021 - Present)
• Member, North American Conference on British Studies (2019 - Present)

Education & Certifications

• MSc, University of Cambridge, History and Philosophy of Science (2018)
• BA, University of Cambridge, History (2017)