Ronald Edward Zupko (5 August, 1938 -- 8 November, 2021) was an authority on
historical metrology (the study of the history of weights and measures) with an academic background in medieval history. He was known for his books on the history of weights and measures, and had written numerous dictionary and encyclopedia entries on historical measurement units.
Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Zupko received his Ph.D. from the
University of Wisconsin–Madison
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and taught at
Marquette University
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from 1966 until retiring in 2002.
Professor Zupko was a member of the Comité International pour la Métrologie Historique,
Institute for Advanced Study
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(associate member),
Mediaeval Academy of America,
Economic History Association
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,
National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors
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, Midwest Medieval Association,
Pi Gamma Mu
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, and
Phi Alpha Theta.
Published works
'
British Weights and Measures: A History from Antiquity to the Seventeenth Century''
hardcover: 224 pages, University of Wisconsin Press (1977),
'
French Weights and Measures Before the Revolution: A Dictionary of Provincial and Local Units''
hardcover: 256 pages, Indiana University Press (1979)
'
Italian Weights and Measures from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century''
hardcover: 339 pages, American Philosophical Society (1981)
'
Dictionary of Weights and Measures for the British Isles: The Middle Ages to the 20th Century''
hardcover, 520 pages, American Philosophical Society (1985)
'
Revolution in Measurement: Western European Weights and Measures Since the Age of Science''
hardcover: 548 pages, American Philosophical Society (1990)
'
Straws In The Wind: Medieval Urban Environmental Law--the Case Of Northern Italy''
co-authored with Robert A Laures
paperback: 160 pages, Westview Press (1996)
Bibliography
Contemporary Authors, vol. 13 (1984)
References
External links
YouTube video (14:36) Dr. Ronald Zupko on The Difference Network at Marquette UniversityMarquette University History Department, online newsletter, Spring 2009, announcements* Marquette University - Raynor Memorial Libraries - HISTORY DEPARTMENT
RONALD EDWARD ZUPKO COLLECTION
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1938 births
Living people
Metrologists
University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
Marquette University faculty
People from Youngstown, Ohio