Born in Bern, Switzerland, Kaspar von Greyerz studied history and philosophy at Geneva and Bern, and history at Stanford University. He was a research fellow at the German Historical Institute London, and taught at the University of Kiel, the University of Zurich, and the University of Basel, as well as holding guest professorships at UC Berkeley and the Ecole des Hautes Etudes, Paris. He retired in 2013.

• 1: Introduction 2: A European Movement: Actors, Bestsellers, Code Words, and Translations 3: The Argument from Design: From England to Finland 4: Early Central European Physico-Theology 5: Anthropocentrism 6: Doing Physico-theology: Collecting and Collections 7: Diluvialism 8: Protestants and Catholics 9: Conclusion Appendix I: Some Comments on the Historiography Appendix II: Biographical shortlist of Physico-theologians Appendix III: List of Diluvialists (supplement to Chapter 7) Appendix IV: Bibliography of Primary Sources Appendix V: Bestsellers and Translations

Born in Bern, Switzerland, Kaspar von Greyerz studied history and philosophy at Geneva and Bern, and history at Stanford University. He was a research fellow at the German Historical Institute London, and taught at the University of Kiel, the University of Zurich, and the University of Basel, as well as holding guest professorships at UC Berkeley and the Ecole des Hautes Etudes, Paris. He retired in 2013.

• 1: Introduction 2: A European Movement: Actors, Bestsellers, Code Words, and Translations 3: The Argument from Design: From England to Finland 4: Early Central European Physico-Theology 5: Anthropocentrism 6: Doing Physico-theology: Collecting and Collections 7: Diluvialism 8: Protestants and Catholics 9: Conclusion Appendix I: Some Comments on the Historiography Appendix II: Biographical shortlist of Physico-theologians Appendix III: List of Diluvialists (supplement to Chapter 7) Appendix IV: Bibliography of Primary Sources Appendix V: Bestsellers and Translations

Born in Bern, Switzerland, Kaspar von Greyerz studied history and philosophy at Geneva and Bern, and history at Stanford University. He was a research fellow at the German Historical Institute London, and taught at the University of Kiel, the University of Zurich, and the University of Basel, as well as holding guest professorships at UC Berkeley and the Ecole des Hautes Etudes, Paris. He retired in 2013.

• 1: Introduction 2: A European Movement: Actors, Bestsellers, Code Words, and Translations 3: The Argument from Design: From England to Finland 4: Early Central European Physico-Theology 5: Anthropocentrism 6: Doing Physico-theology: Collecting and Collections 7: Diluvialism 8: Protestants and Catholics 9: Conclusion Appendix I: Some Comments on the Historiography Appendix II: Biographical shortlist of Physico-theologians Appendix III: List of Diluvialists (supplement to Chapter 7) Appendix IV: Bibliography of Primary Sources Appendix V: Bestsellers and Translations