Alexander Bain

Philosopher

Birthday June 11, 1818

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Scotland

DEATH DATE Sep 18, 1903 (85)

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About

Scottish philosopher and important contributor to psychology.

Before Fame

He left school when he was 11 to work as a weaver while taking lectures at Mechanics' Institutes of Aberdeen and the Aberdeen Public Library.

Trivia

He was the first to apply the scientific method to psychology.

Family Life

He married twice but never had any children.

Associated With

He and Friedrich Nietzche were both important 19th-century philosophers.