Lynn Thorndike, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lynn Thorndike

American historian

Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1882

Place of Birth: Lynn, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 28-Dec-1965

Profession: historian, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Lynn Thorndike (born 24 July 1882, in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA – died 28 December 1965, Columbia University Club, New York City) 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.