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Alexander Bain

1818 - 1903

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Alexander Bain (11 June 1818 – 18 September 1903) was a Scottish philosopher and educationalist in the British school of empiricism and a prominent and innovative figure in the fields of psychology, linguistics, logic, moral philosophy and education reform. He founded Mind, the first ever journal of psychology and analytical philosophy, and was the leading figure in establishing and applying the scientific method to psychology. Bain was the inaugural Regius Chair in Logic and Professor of Logic at the University of Aberdeen, where he also held Professorships in Moral Philosophy and English Literature and was twice elected Lord Rector of the University of Aberdeen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Bain is the 79th most popular psychologist (up from 144th in 2019), the 1,032nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,815th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Psychologist.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Alexander Bain ranks 79 out of 235. Before him are Ernst Kretschmer, Mary Ainsworth, Geert Hofstede, Wilfred Bion, Stanislav Grof, and Edward B. Titchener. After him are David Wechsler, George Armitage Miller, Timothy Leary, Paul Watzlawick, Hugo Münsterberg, and Ludwig Binswanger.

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Among people born in 1818, Alexander Bain ranks 22. Before him are Sophie of Württemberg, Angelo Secchi, Leconte de Lisle, August Wilhelm von Hofmann, Charles III, Prince of Monaco, and Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria. After him are Maria Mitchell, Zachris Topelius, François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville, Benjamin Butler, Thomas Mayne Reid, and Amalia of Oldenburg. Among people deceased in 1903, Alexander Bain ranks 17. Before him are Alexander I of Serbia, Hugo Wolf, Otto Weininger, Gemma Galgani, Gotse Delchev, and George Gissing. After him are Draga Mašin, Calamity Jane, Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, Vasily Dokuchaev, Marcel Renault, and Sabino Arana.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alexander Bain ranks 1,032 out of 8,785. Before him are Ida Noddack (1896), David Cameron (1966), Malcolm III of Scotland (1031), Diana Wynne Jones (1934), Thomas Mun (1571), and Lewis Hamilton (1985). After him are George Biddell Airy (1801), Desmond Llewelyn (1914), Tony Brooks (1932), Stephen Frears (1941), Leonard Hobhouse (1864), and Alan Parsons (1948).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among psychologists born in United Kingdom, Alexander Bain ranks 5. Before him are John Bowlby (1907), Donald Winnicott (1896), Raymond Cattell (1905), and Edward B. Titchener (1867). After him are R. D. Laing (1927), Charles Spearman (1863), Havelock Ellis (1859), William McDougall (1871), Frederic Bartlett (1886), Ernest Jones (1879), and Brenda Milner (1918).

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