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Louis Leon Thurstone

American psychologist & scholar (1887–1955)
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Louis Leon Thurstone
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22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
May 29, 1887
Date of death
September 30, 1955, September 29, 1955[8]
Place of birth
Chicago
Place of death
Chapel Hill
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
psychologist, university teacher, engineer
Employer
University of Chicago, Carnegie Mellon University[13][14]
Field of work
psychology[11]
Position held
President of the American Psychological Association[12]
Educated at
University of Chicago, Cornell University, Cornell University College of Engineering[15][16][17]
Award received
Fellow of the American Statistical Association, Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society[20][21]
Spouse
Thelma G. Thurstone[9]
Doctoral advisor
James Rowland Angell[18]
Doctoral student
Ledyard Tucker, Clyde Coombs, A. Paul Horst[27][28][29]
Described by source
Pedagogues and Psychologists of the World[32]
Given name
Louis, Leon[30][31]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[34]
Member of
American Psychological Association, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society[22][23][24][25]
Name in native language
Louis Leon Thurstone[33]
Student
Ledyard Tucker[19]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 48
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Academic Tree ID
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American National Biography ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
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Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
3NEMOP
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
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FES digital collections entity ID
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Freebase ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
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Lex ID
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MR Author ID
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Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Open Library ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Persée author ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Swedish National Library Arken ID
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Treccani ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ZbMATH author ID
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Member of 4
National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Psychological Association, American Philosophical Society
Educated at 3
Cornell University, University of Chicago, Cornell University College of Engineering
Occupation 3
engineer, psychologist, university teacher
Employer 2
University of Chicago, Carnegie Mellon University
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Doctoral advisor 1
James Rowland Angell
Doctoral student 1
Clyde Coombs
Doctoral students 1
Clyde Coombs
Field of work 1
psychology
Given name 1
Louis
Instance of 1
human
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Named after 1
Thurstone scale
Place of birth 1
Chicago
Place of death 1
Chapel Hill
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Louis Leon Thurstone was born on May 29, 1887[1], in Chicago[2]. He died on September 30, 1955[3], in Chapel Hill[4]. He worked as a psychologist[5], university teacher[6], and engineer[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Louis Leon Thurstone include Thurstone scale[35], a measurement scale[36].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Louis Leon Thurstone include Thurstone scale[35], a measurement scale[36].

His notable doctoral advisees include Clyde Coombs[37], a psychologist[38], 1912–1988[39], of United States[40], awarded the APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology[41].

FAQs

Where was Louis Leon Thurstone born?

Louis Leon Thurstone was born in Chicago[2].

Where did Louis Leon Thurstone die?

Louis Leon Thurstone passed away in Chapel Hill[4].

Who was Louis Leon Thurstone married to?

Louis Leon Thurstone's spouses include Thelma G. Thurstone[9].

What did Louis Leon Thurstone do for work?

Louis Leon Thurstone worked as a psychologist[5], university teacher[6], and engineer[7].

Where did Louis Leon Thurstone go to school?

Louis Leon Thurstone was educated at University of Chicago[15], Cornell University[16], and Cornell University College of Engineering[17].

What awards did Louis Leon Thurstone receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[20] and Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society[21].

Related Entities

psychology United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [29] ↑ . An Academic Genealogy of Psychometric Society Presidents. wikidata.org.
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  26. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  28. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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