W. Horsley Gantt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

W. Horsley Gantt

American physiologist and psychologist

Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1892

Place of Birth: Wingina, Virginia, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 26-Feb-1980

Profession: psychiatrist, psychologist, physiologist

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

William Andrew Horsley Gantt (24 October 1892 – 26 February 1980) was an American physiologist and psychologist.
At the time of his death in 1980, he was one of only two surviving students of Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov.
He spent fifty-six years of his career extending Pavlov's seminal experimental research on classical conditioning.
He is also recognized for his research in psychophysiology.