Louis Leon Thurstone Scientist

Louis Leon Thurstone (29 May 1887 – 30 September 1955) was a U.S. pioneer in the fields of psychometrics and psychophysics. He conceived the approach to measurement known as the law of comparative judgment, and is well known for his contributions to factor analysis.

Personal facts

Louis Leon Thurstone
Birth dateMay 29, 1887
Birth place
Chicago
Nationality
United States
Date of deathSeptember 29, 1955
Place of death
Chapel Hill North Carolina
Education
University of Chicago
Cornell University
Known for
Intelligence quotient
Law of comparative judgment
Factor analysis

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Scientist

doctoral advisor
James Rowland Angell
doctoral student
Field of study
Psychometrics

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Louis Leon Thurstone on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Thurstone
  2. http://www.unc.edu/depts/quantpsy/thurstone
  3. http://www.unc.edu/depts/quantpsy/thurstone/history.htm