George Berkeley
October 30, 2009
Born in Kilkenny, Ireland, George Berkeley (1685-1753) was educated at Oxford, spent several years in Italy and America, and served for 18 years as the Anglican Bishop of Cloyne, Ireland. [Read more]
Thomas Hobbes
October 30, 2009
Pierre Flourens
October 26, 2009
French physiologist Pierre Flourens was a pioneer in the use of anesthesia. He showed that chloroform could be very effectively used on animals and people. He also is known for his studies of bone formation. [Read more]
Marshall Hall
October 26, 2009
The Scottish physician, Marshall Hall, differentiated between reflexes and learned behavior. He showed that voluntary, conscious movements were controlled by the higher brain stem and that involuntary, unconscious movements were controlled by the lower brain stem.
Thomas Aquinas
October 20, 2009
Pierre Gassendi
October 20, 2009
Priest, philosopher and amateur astronomer, Pierre Gassendi (1592-1655) revitalized Epicureanism and combined it with Catholic doctrine. [Read more]
Mary Calkins
October 1, 2009
Noted for her contributions to experimental psychology, personality theory and philosophy, Mary Calkins (1863-1930) strove to reconcile structural and functional psychology. [Read more]
Alfred Binet
October 1, 2009
Alfred Binet (1857-1911) is best known for his development of the first widely used test of intelligence. [Read more]
