Thorndike
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Names
Thorndike is a surname, and may refer to:- Ashley Horace ThorndikeAshley Horace ThorndikeAshley Horace Thorndike was an American educator and expert on William Shakespeare.He taught at Columbia University and wrote several notable textbooks, including Facts about Shakespeare, Tragedy, and English Comedy. He died of a heart attack in Manhattan as he was walking home from a club dinner...
(1871–1933), an American educator - Augustus ThorndikeAugustus ThorndikeAugustus Thorndike , was the chief of surgery at Harvard University from 1931 to 1962 and a pioneer in sports medicine.Thorndike served in World War I and was a graduate of Harvard University and Harvard Medical School...
(1896–1986), an American physician - Edward ThorndikeEdward ThorndikeEdward Lee "Ted" Thorndike was an American psychologist who spent nearly his entire career at Teachers College, Columbia University. His work on animal behavior and the learning process led to the theory of connectionism and helped lay the scientific foundation for modern educational psychology...
(1874–1949), a behavioral psychologist - Elizabeth ThorndikeElizabeth ThorndikeElizabeth Proctor was the second wife of John Proctor who was executed as a witch during the Salem Witch Trials.Elizabeth was born circa 1632 in Essex County, Massachusetts. She is the daughter of John Thorndike and Elizabeth Stratton....
(1632–1672), the second wife of John Proctor, daughter of John Thorndike - Herbert ThorndikeHerbert ThorndikeHerbert Thorndike was an English academic and clergyman, known as an orientalist and Canon of Westminster Abbey. He was an influential theological writer during the reigns of King Charles I and, after the Restoration, King Charles II...
(1598–1672), an English academic and clergyman - Israel ThorndikeIsrael ThorndikeIsrael Thorndike was a sailor and merchant, born in Beverly, Massachusetts. He went to sea at an early age, commanded a privateer during the American Revolution, and became active in the early China trade. He was elected to the Massachusetts legislature 13 times. In 1810 he moved to Boston, and...
(1755–1832), an American sailor, merchant, and politician - John ThorndikeJohn ThorndikeJohn Thorndike was one of the first founders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.Thorndike was a farmer and cowherd from Great Carlton, Lincolnshire, England. He and his wife Elizabeth Stratton were among the emigrants who sailed to America on the Arbella in 1630. The Thorndikes settled in the area...
(1611/12–1668), one of the founders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, brother of Herbert Thorndike - Lynn ThorndikeLynn ThorndikeLynn Thorndike was an American historian of medieval science and alchemy...
(1882–1965), an American historian, brother of Ashley Horace Thorndike - Robert L. Thorndike (1910–1990), an American psychologist, son of Edward Thorndike
- Robert M. ThorndikeRobert M. ThorndikeRobert M. Thorndike is an American psychology professor known for several definitive textbooks on research procedures and psychometrics....
(born 1943), an American psychologist - Russell ThorndikeRussell ThorndikeArthur Russell Thorndike was a British actor and novelist, best known for the Doctor Syn of Romney Marsh novels...
(1885–1972), a British actor and novelist, brother of Sybil Thorndike - Sybil ThorndikeSybil ThorndikeDame Agnes Sybil Thorndike CH DBE was a British actress.-Early life:She was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire to Arthur Thorndike and Agnes Macdonald. Her father was a Canon of Rochester Cathedral...
(1882–1976), a British actress
Places
Thorndike is also a place name, and may refer to:- Thorndike, MaineThorndike, MaineThorndike is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The town was named after Israel Thorndike, a landowner. The population was 712 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, a town in the United States