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Lynn Thorndike

American historian of medieval science and alchemy (1882-1965) · United States · Writers · Died at 83

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Lynn Thorndike was an American historian of medieval science and alchemy. He was the son of a clergyman, Edward R. Thorndike, and the younger brother of Ashley Horace Thorndike, an American educator and expert on William Shakespeare, and Edward Lee Thorndike, known for being the father of modern educational psychology.

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Awards

George Sarton Medal1957
Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America1926

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Sibling: Edward Thorndike

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1882 to 1965 · aged 83

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