PSYCHOLOGIST
Edward C. Tolman
1886 - 1959
Edward C. Tolman
Edward Chace Tolman (April 14, 1886 – November 19, 1959) was an American psychologist and a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. Through Tolman's theories and works, he founded what is now a branch of psychology known as purposive behaviorism. Tolman also promoted the concept known as latent learning first coined by Blodgett (1929). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward C. Tolman has received more than 358,236 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Edward C. Tolman is the 75th most popular psychologist (down from 61st in 2019), the 1,251st most popular biography from United States (down from 913th in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Psychologist.
Edward C. Tolman is most famous for his work in the psychology of learning. He is most famous for his theory of latent learning, which states that animals can learn without being aware of what they are learning.
Memorability Metrics
360k
Page Views (PV)
61.16
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
9.06
Effective Languages (L*)
2.20
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Edward C. Tolman ranks 75 out of 235. Before him are Otto Rank, Mary Ainsworth, Antonio Damasio, Ernst Heinrich Weber, George Armitage Miller, and Karl Bühler. After him are William Stern, Ludwig Binswanger, Timothy Leary, Paul Watzlawick, Edward B. Titchener, and Jean Tatlock.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOtto Rank
1884 - 1939
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 69
Mary Ainsworth
1913 - 1999
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 70
Antonio Damasio
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 71
Ernst Heinrich Weber
1795 - 1878
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 72
George Armitage Miller
1920 - 2012
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 73
Karl Bühler
1879 - 1963
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 74
Edward C. Tolman
1886 - 1959
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 75
William Stern
1871 - 1938
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 76
Ludwig Binswanger
1881 - 1966
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 77
Timothy Leary
1920 - 1996
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 78
Paul Watzlawick
1921 - 2007
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 79
Edward B. Titchener
1867 - 1927
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 80
Jean Tatlock
1914 - 1944
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 81
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1886, Edward C. Tolman ranks 45. Before him are Paul Tillich, Aron Nimzowitsch, Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel, Marcel Dupré, Franz Rosenzweig, and Dong Biwu. After him are Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Alain-Fournier, Gottfried Benn, Erich Fellgiebel, Willem Drees, and Tsuguharu Foujita. Among people deceased in 1959, Edward C. Tolman ranks 27. Before him are Enrico De Nicola, Ritchie Valens, Alfred Kubin, Raphael Lemkin, Mike Hawthorn, and Mario Lanza. After him are Ettore Majorana, John Foster Dulles, Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal, Wanda Landowska, and Rudolf Caracciola.
Others Born in 1886
Go to all RankingsPaul Tillich
PHILOSOPHER
1886 - 1965
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 39
Aron Nimzowitsch
WRITER
1886 - 1935
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 40
Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1944
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 41
Marcel Dupré
COMPOSER
1886 - 1971
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 42
Franz Rosenzweig
PHILOSOPHER
1886 - 1929
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 43
Dong Biwu
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1975
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 44
Edward C. Tolman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1886 - 1959
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 45
Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1886 - 1954
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 46
Alain-Fournier
WRITER
1886 - 1914
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 47
Gottfried Benn
WRITER
1886 - 1956
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 48
Erich Fellgiebel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1944
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 49
Willem Drees
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1988
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 50
Tsuguharu Foujita
PAINTER
1886 - 1968
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 51
Others Deceased in 1959
Go to all RankingsEnrico De Nicola
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1959
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 21
Ritchie Valens
MUSICIAN
1941 - 1959
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 22
Alfred Kubin
WRITER
1877 - 1959
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 23
Raphael Lemkin
LAWYER
1900 - 1959
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 24
Mike Hawthorn
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 1959
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 25
Mario Lanza
SINGER
1921 - 1959
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 26
Edward C. Tolman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1886 - 1959
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 27
Ettore Majorana
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1959
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 28
John Foster Dulles
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1959
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 29
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1959
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 30
Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1959
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 31
Wanda Landowska
MUSICIAN
1879 - 1959
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 32
Rudolf Caracciola
RACING DRIVER
1901 - 1959
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 33
In United States
Among people born in United States, Edward C. Tolman ranks 1,251 out of 20,380. Before him are Gerald Edelman (1929), Kathryn Bigelow (1951), Claudia Goldin (1946), Evander Holyfield (1962), Jacque Fresco (1916), and Marvin Minsky (1927). After him are Charles Sweeney (1919), Ethan Hawke (1970), Mary Todd Lincoln (1818), James Irwin (1930), Mike Shinoda (1977), and Tecumseh (1768).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsGerald Edelman
BIOLOGIST
1929 - 2014
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 1,245
Kathryn Bigelow
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 1,246
Claudia Goldin
ECONOMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 1,247
Evander Holyfield
BOXER
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 1,248
Jacque Fresco
INVENTOR
1916 - 2017
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 1,249
Marvin Minsky
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1927 - 2016
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 1,250
Edward C. Tolman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1886 - 1959
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 1,251
Charles Sweeney
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 2004
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 1,252
Ethan Hawke
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 1,253
Mary Todd Lincoln
COMPANION
1818 - 1882
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 1,254
James Irwin
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1991
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 1,255
Mike Shinoda
MUSICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 1,256
Tecumseh
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1813
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 1,257
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United States
Among psychologists born in United States, Edward C. Tolman ranks 25. Before him are Stanley Milgram (1933), Roger Wolcott Sperry (1913), Leon Festinger (1919), Philip Zimbardo (1933), Mary Ainsworth (1913), and George Armitage Miller (1920). After him are Timothy Leary (1920), Jean Tatlock (1914), G. Stanley Hall (1846), Walter Bradford Cannon (1871), David McClelland (1917), and Rollo May (1909).
Stanley Milgram
1933 - 1984
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 19
Roger Wolcott Sperry
1913 - 1994
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 20
Leon Festinger
1919 - 1989
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 21
Philip Zimbardo
1933 - 2024
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 22
Mary Ainsworth
1913 - 1999
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 23
George Armitage Miller
1920 - 2012
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 24
Edward C. Tolman
1886 - 1959
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 25
Timothy Leary
1920 - 1996
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 26
Jean Tatlock
1914 - 1944
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 27
G. Stanley Hall
1846 - 1924
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 28
Walter Bradford Cannon
1871 - 1945
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 29
David McClelland
1917 - 1998
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 30
Rollo May
1909 - 1994
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 31