Background
Thorndike, Edward Lee was born on August 31, 1874 in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward R. and Abby B. (Ladd) Thorndike.
Thorndike, Edward Lee was born on August 31, 1874 in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward R. and Abby B. (Ladd) Thorndike.
Bachelor of Arts, Wesleyan University, Connecticut, 1895. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1896, Master of Arts, 1897, Doctor of Laws, 1933. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1898, Doctor of Science, 1929.
Doctor of Science, Wesleyan and Doctor of Laws, Iowa, 1923.
Doctor of Science, University of Chicago, 1932. Doctor of Laws, Edinburgh, 1936.
Doctor of Science, Athens, 1937.
Robert Ladd, Alan Moulton. Instructor education and teaching, Western Reserve University, 1898-1899. Instructor genetic psychology, Teachers College, Columbia, 1899-1901, Adjunct Professor educational psychology, 1901-1904, professor, 1904-1940, emeritus professor since 1941.
William
James lecturer, Harvard University, 1942-1943.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (president, 1934), New York Academy Sciences. Member National Academy Science, American Philosophical Society, American Psychological Association, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Member British Psychological Association.
Clubs: Century (New York).
Married Elizabeth Moulton, August 29, 1900. Children: Elizabeth Frances, Virginia (deceased), Edward Moulton.