Notable People · 1874–1949
Edward Thorndike
American psychologist who pioneered the study of animal behaviour
Did you know?He conducted some of his earliest learning experiments on chickens using makeshift mazes built from stacks of books.
Edward Lee Thorndike ((1874-08-31)August 31, 1874 – (1949-08-09)August 9, 1949) was an American psychologist who spent nearly his entire career at Teachers College, Columbia University.
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- Age at death
- 74
- Years since death
- 77
- Born
- August 31, 1874 · Williamsburg, United States
- Died
- August 9, 1949
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
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Family
- Children
- Elizabeth Frances Cope, Robert L. Thorndike
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