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Lillian Moller Gilbreth

1878 - 1972

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Lillian Evelyn Gilbreth (née Moller; May 24, 1878 – January 2, 1972) was an American psychologist, industrial engineer, consultant, and educator who was an early pioneer in applying psychology to time-and-motion studies. She was described in the 1940s as "a genius in the art of living." Gilbreth, one of the first female engineers to earn a Ph.D., is considered to be the first industrial/organizational psychologist. She and her husband, Frank Bunker Gilbreth, were efficiency experts who contributed to the study of industrial engineering, especially in the areas of motion study and human factors. Cheaper by the Dozen (1948) and Belles on Their Toes (1950), written by two of their children (Ernestine and Frank Jr.) tell the story of their family life and describe how time-and-motion studies were applied to the organization and daily activities of their large family. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lillian Moller Gilbreth is the 227th most popular inventor (down from 196th in 2019), the 4,027th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,854th in 2019) and the 59th most popular American Inventor.

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Among inventors, Lillian Moller Gilbreth ranks 227 out of 426. Before her are Traian Vuia, Carl Wilhelm Siemens, Oskar Barnack, Melvil Dewey, Elihu Thomson, and Hubert Cecil Booth. After her are Lars Magnus Ericsson, Laurens Hammond, Thonmi Sambhota, Rodolphe Lindt, George Washington, and Pavel Yablochkov.

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Among people born in 1878, Lillian Moller Gilbreth ranks 114. Before her are Otto Freundlich, Louis Marcoussis, Katie Johnson, Ulrich Graf, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, and Raymond Smith Dugan. After her are Pat McDonald, Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz, Massimo Bontempelli, André Caplet, Konstantinos Paspatis, and Victor Segalen. Among people deceased in 1972, Lillian Moller Gilbreth ranks 107. Before her are Violette Leduc, Frank Knight, Edward Calvin Kendall, Ángel Romano, Jessie Royce Landis, and Nikolay Krylov. After her are Prince William of Gloucester, Walter Jackson Freeman II, Erik Eriksen, Dan Blocker, Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, and Günter Eich.

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Among people born in United States, Lillian Moller Gilbreth ranks 4,027 out of 20,380. Before her are James Waddell Alexander II (1888), Edward Bellamy (1850), Richie Ginther (1930), Jessie Royce Landis (1896), Raymond Smith Dugan (1878), and Charles Whitman (1941). After her are Tony Robbins (1960), William Joyce (1906), Stewart Copeland (1952), Kit Carson (1809), Tallulah Bankhead (1902), and Alan Hale Sr. (1892).

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Among INVENTORS In United States

Among inventors born in United States, Lillian Moller Gilbreth ranks 59. Before her are Sequoyah (1770), Garrett Morgan (1877), J. Presper Eckert (1919), Eunice Newton Foote (1819), Royal Rife (1888), and Melvil Dewey (1851). After her are Laurens Hammond (1895), John Wesley Hyatt (1837), Philo Farnsworth (1906), Charles Martin Hall (1863), Marcian Hoff (1937), and George Pullman (1831).

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