Professor Frederick Gregory received his Ph.D. in 1973 in history of science from Harvard University, his M.A. in 1970 from the University of Wisconsin, and his B.A. in 1965 from Wheaton College. He joined University of Florida Department of History in 1978 after teaching at Eisenhower College. He has published Scientific Materialism in Nineteenth Century Germany; Nature Lost? Natural Science and the German Theological Traditions of the Nineteenth Century, and Natural Science in Western History, Vol I: Ancient Times to Newton; Vol 2: Newton to the Present. Among recent article-length studies are "Entstehung und Voraussetzungen alternativer Wissenschaften" (2006), “Extending Kant: The Origins and Development of J.F. Fries’s Philosophy of Science” (2006), "Mystik Methodisch Maskieren" (2007).
In addition to the undergraduate survey course in history of science, he regularly teaches classes on "The History of Science and Religion," "The Nuclear Age," and "Scientific Biography ." At the graduate level he teaches seminars on "Science and the Enlightenment," "Science and Romanticism," and "Modern Physical Science." He has served as vice- president (1994-1995) and president (1996-1997) of the History of Science Society and has completed a 36-lecture audio/video course on "History of Science: 1700-1900" for The Teaching Company in Washington, D.C.
