Ian Barbour, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ian Barbour

American academic

Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1923

Place of Birth: Beijing, China

Date of Death: 24-Dec-2013

Profession: writer, physicist, theologian, university teacher, philosopher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ian Graeme Barbour (October 5, 1923 – December 24, 2013), was an American scholar on the relationship between science and religion.
According to the Public Broadcasting Service his mid-1960s Issues in Science and Religion "has been credited with literally creating the contemporary field of science and religion."In the citation nominating Barbour for the 1999 Templeton Prize, John B.
Cobb wrote, "No contemporary has made a more original, deep and lasting contribution toward the needed integration of scientific and religious knowledge and values than Ian Barbour.
With respect to the breadth of topics and fields brought into this integration, Barbour has no equal."