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Born
Ian Hacking was born on February 18, 1936 in Vancouver, Canada. -
School
He received has BA from the University of British Columbia in 1956.He then went to the University of Cambridge where he received his MA in 1958 and has PhD in 1962. -
Teaching
After he finished school Hacking began teaching. He has taught at several universities over the years.
1960 - instructor at Princeton
1961 - assistant professor - University of Virginia
1962-1964 - research fellow - University of Cambridge
1964-1969 - assistant/associate professor - University of British Columbia
1974-1982 - Stanford University
1983 - professor of philosophy - University of Toronto
2000- 2006 - held a chair of philosophy - College de France
2011- Visting professor - Cape Town -
Awards
2000 - Molson prize - top philosophers in the world
2002 - inaugural Killam prize for the humanities
2004 - named a companion of the order of Canada
2009 - Holberg international - scholarly work in arts and humanities
2012 - Austrian decoration for science and art
2014 - Balzan prize - distinguished scholars and scientists -
Books
Ian Hacking has had multiple books published. Which are all listed at the following URL: https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/ian-hacking/224685/ Ragnar Fjelland & Roger Strand, “About Ian Hacking”,
Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities, University of Bergen. URL = < https://holbergprize.org/en/holberg-prize/about-ian-hacking -
post teaching
After many years teaching and writing Hacking finished his career as a visiting professor for the University of Cape Town. He is now 86 years old. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE94nNB2WOc Grandy, Karen. "Ian Hacking." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published April 30, 2007; Last Edited December 16, 2013.