PSYCHOLOGIST

Clark L. Hull

1884 - 1952

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Clark Leonard Hull (May 24, 1884 – May 10, 1952) was an American psychologist who sought to explain learning and motivation by scientific laws of behavior. Hull is known for his debates with Edward C. Tolman. He is also known for his work in drive theory. Hull spent the mature part of his career at Yale University, where he was recruited by the president and former psychologist, James Rowland Angell. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Clark L. Hull is the 132nd most popular psychologist (down from 100th in 2024), the 2,975th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,784th in 2019) and the 44th most popular American Psychologist.

Clark L. Hull is most famous for his work in the field of behaviorism. He was one of the first psychologists to study learning and motivation and he is credited with establishing the principles of operant conditioning.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Clark L. Hull ranks 132 out of 235. Before him are Frederic Bartlett, René Spitz, Otto F. Kernberg, Robert Cialdini, Helene Deutsch, and Henri Wallon. After him are Ovide Decroly, Jonathan Haidt, John Money, Ernest Jones, Elizabeth Loftus, and Charlotte Bühler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, Clark L. Hull ranks 69. Before him are Rómulo Gallegos, Georg Lindemann, Jean Paulhan, Mikhail Borodin, Helene Deutsch, and Joseph Boxhall. After him are Alexander Belyaev, Ivan Maisky, Antoine Pevsner, Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Peter Fraser, and Tanzan Ishibashi. Among people deceased in 1952, Clark L. Hull ranks 61. Before him are Takenoshin Nakai, Otto Dietrich, Carlo Sforza, Paul Neményi, Keisuke Okada, and William Fox. After him are Waldemar Bonsels, Henri Winkelman, Eli Heckscher, Albert Forster, Kenwa Mabuni, and Princess Hilda of Nassau.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clark L. Hull ranks 2,975 out of 20,380. Before him are Ben Johnson (1918), Simon Fraser (1776), John Hancock (1737), Jess McMahon (1882), Seth Barnes Nicholson (1891), and Philly Joe Jones (1923). After him are William Klein (1928), Charles Rangel (1930), Randy Rhoads (1956), Brian Kobilka (1955), Martin Davis (1928), and Jane Jacobs (1916).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United States

Among psychologists born in United States, Clark L. Hull ranks 44. Before him are James McKeen Cattell (1860), Jean Tatlock (1914), Thomas Gordon (1918), Robert Plutchik (1927), Benjamin Spock (1903), and Robert Cialdini (1945). After him are Jonathan Haidt (1963), Elizabeth Loftus (1944), J. P. Guilford (1897), Brian Weiss (1944), George Kelly (1905), and David Ausubel (1918).

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