Lauren Kassell
Lauren Kassell is Professor of History of Science and Medicine at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge. She completed a doctorate at the University of Oxford in 1997. She is known for her work on the history of astrology and medicine in early modern England.
Kassell directed the Casebooks project to digitise the medical records of the astrologers Simon Forman and Richard Napier, one of the largest sets of early modern medical records. Kassell was the historical consultant for the 2019 video game Astrologaster, based on her work on Simon Forman.Broadcasts
