Seán Thomas Kane
@sthosdkane.bsky.social
Historian of 16th century French natural history focusing on three-toed sloths (Bradypus sp.). Ph.D. Candidate at Binghamton University. Fellow of the Linnean Society. Gaelgeoir. All opinions are my own.
On Sunday at 11 am CT I will be presenting a fun project of mine concerning Thevet’s flightless seabird sighting on 26 Oct. 1555 which contributed to the taxonomic muddle between penguins (L) and the Great auk (R). Come see me at #HSS2025 in room Napoleon A2 (3rd floor). #histsci #earlymodern
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
On Sunday at 11 am CT I will be presenting a fun project of mine concerning Thevet’s flightless seabird sighting on 26 Oct. 1555 which contributed to the taxonomic muddle between penguins (L) and the Great auk (R). Come see me at #HSS2025 in room Napoleon A2 (3rd floor). #histsci #earlymodern
Took a break from #SCS2025 to go to the Rocky Butte State Park to catch a glimpse of Mount Hood and Mount St. Helens in the distance. Coming from the prairies I do love seeing mountains.
October 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Took a break from #SCS2025 to go to the Rocky Butte State Park to catch a glimpse of Mount Hood and Mount St. Helens in the distance. Coming from the prairies I do love seeing mountains.
I’ll be speaking tomorrow at the #SCS2025 conference in Portland about variations in the early printings of Thevet’s sloth’s face. Come see me at 15:30 Pacific in the Park Room as part of the Bodies, Nature, Knowledge discipline. #earlymodern #histsci #skystorians
October 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I’ll be speaking tomorrow at the #SCS2025 conference in Portland about variations in the early printings of Thevet’s sloth’s face. Come see me at 15:30 Pacific in the Park Room as part of the Bodies, Nature, Knowledge discipline. #earlymodern #histsci #skystorians
I spent some time this afternoon at the Linda Hall Library reading Gessner’s entries for dolphins, porpoises, and orcas looking for connections to Thevet’s accounts of the animals. This research visit was a success. #histsci #skystorians #earlymodern
October 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I spent some time this afternoon at the Linda Hall Library reading Gessner’s entries for dolphins, porpoises, and orcas looking for connections to Thevet’s accounts of the animals. This research visit was a success. #histsci #skystorians #earlymodern
Got to spend a couple hours this morning at the Newberry Library reading through sections of Vol. 3 of Ramusio’s “Navigationi et Viaggi” that were sources for Thevet’s “Singularitez” beyond Brazil. Good information for my translation project & several papers I’m working on. #earlymodern
June 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Got to spend a couple hours this morning at the Newberry Library reading through sections of Vol. 3 of Ramusio’s “Navigationi et Viaggi” that were sources for Thevet’s “Singularitez” beyond Brazil. Good information for my translation project & several papers I’m working on. #earlymodern
June 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Had a good few days at the #RSA2025 in Boston. My paper was well received (& the chair had complimentary things to say) and I renewed some fantastic contacts in our profession. Got to see a couple of specimens of species I’m writing about, and pay a visit to Fenway while I was in town. #earlymodern
March 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Had a good few days at the #RSA2025 in Boston. My paper was well received (& the chair had complimentary things to say) and I renewed some fantastic contacts in our profession. Got to see a couple of specimens of species I’m writing about, and pay a visit to Fenway while I was in town. #earlymodern
On my way to the Renaissance Society of America’s annual meeting to discuss Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon and the disappearing middle ground between confessional factions in the last years before the eruption of the French Wars of Religion. #earlymodern #frenchhistory #reformationhistory #rsa2025
March 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
On my way to the Renaissance Society of America’s annual meeting to discuss Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon and the disappearing middle ground between confessional factions in the last years before the eruption of the French Wars of Religion. #earlymodern #frenchhistory #reformationhistory #rsa2025
Looking forward to reading @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social’s new book “Humans: A Monstrous History.”
February 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Looking forward to reading @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social’s new book “Humans: A Monstrous History.”
Serious question here: I’ve never included a non-human in the author section of a citation before. Considering the full citation on this one does include Zippy the Pinniped of the Marine Mammal Center should I include Zippy in my footnote as well as Marianne Riedman? Chicago citations.
January 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Serious question here: I’ve never included a non-human in the author section of a citation before. Considering the full citation on this one does include Zippy the Pinniped of the Marine Mammal Center should I include Zippy in my footnote as well as Marianne Riedman? Chicago citations.