Louis Leon Thurstone

Louis Leon Thurstone
Born(1887-05-29)May 29, 1887
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedSeptember 29, 1955(1955-09-29) (aged 68)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Cornell University
Known forMultiple factor analysis
Intelligence testing
Law of comparative judgment
SpouseThelma Thurstone
Scientific career
FieldsPsychometrics
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
L. L. Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory (University of North Carolina)
Doctoral advisorJames Angell
Doctoral studentsLedyard Tucker

Louis Leon Thurstone (May 29, 1887 – September 29, 1955)[1] was an American 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.[2][3] A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Thurstone as the 88th most cited psychologist of the 20th century, tied with John Garcia, James J. Gibson, David Rumelhart, Margaret Floy Washburn, and Robert S. Woodworth.[4]

  1. ^ Stout, Dale (February 2000). "Thurstone, Louis Leon (1887-1955), psychologist". American National Biography. New York: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1400635. (subscription required)
  2. ^ L.L. Thurstone (Indiana University)
  3. ^ E. G. Boring; H. S. Langfeld; H. Werner; R. M. Yerkes, eds. (1952). "L. L. Thurstone" (PDF). A History of Psychology in Autobiography. Vol. IV. Worcester, MA: Clark University Press. pp. 295–321. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2010.
  4. ^ Haggbloom, Steven J.; Warnick, Renee; Warnick, Jason E.; Jones, Vinessa K.; Yarbrough, Gary L.; Russell, Tenea M.; Borecky, Chris M.; McGahhey, Reagan; Powell III, John L.; Beavers, Jamie; Monte, Emmanuelle (2002). "The 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th century". Review of General Psychology. 6 (2): 139–152. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.586.1913. doi:10.1037/1089-2680.6.2.139. S2CID 145668721.