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Encyclopedia > Skinner
Look up Skinner, skinner in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Skinner may refer to: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ...

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Historical

Burrhus Frederic Fred Skinner (March 20, 1904 – August 18, 1990), Ph. ... Ernest M. Skinner (1866 in Clarion, PA–1960) was an American organ builder. ... Eugene Franklin Skinner (September 13, 1809–December 15, 1864) was an early U.S. settler in Oregon and the founder of Eugene, Oregon, which is named for him. ... Francis Skinner (1912-1941) was Ludwig Wittgensteins homosexual lover. ... Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (IPA: ) (April 26, 1889 in Vienna, Austria – April 29, 1951 in Cambridge, England) was an Austrian philosopher who contributed several ground-breaking ideas to philosophy, primarily in the foundations of logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of language, and the philosophy of mind. ... Henry Alfred Harrie Skinner was the RACA’s founder and first Honorary Life Member. ... John Skinner (1721 - 1807), historian and song-writer, son of a schoolmaster at Birse, Aberdeenshire, was educated at Marischal College Brought up as a Presbyterian, he became an Episcopalian and ministered to a congregation at Longside, near Peterhead, for 65 years. ... Richard Skinner (born 1951) is a British radio broadcaster, who grew up in Portsmouth where he began his career as a newspaper journalist. ... James Skinner (1778 - December 4, 1841), British military adventurer in India, son of Lieut. ... Photo by Terry Macdonald John Kendrick Skinner (VC, DCM) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...

Politics

Skinner in the House of Commons. ... Peter Skinner (born 1959) is a Member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party for South East England. ... Samuel Knox Skinner (born June 10, 1938) is an American politician and businessman. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article may contain original research or unverified claims. ...

Media

Steve Keirn (born September 10, 1951) is a retired professional wrestler. ... Claire Skinner (born 1965) is an English actress who works in Film, TV, Theatre, Radio and voice-overs. ... Cornelia Otis Skinner (b. ... Christopher Graham Collins, aka Frank Skinner (born 28 January 1957 is an English writer and comedian. ... Frank Skinner (1897-1968) was a film composer. ... James Scott Skinner was born in Banchory, near Aberdeen on August 5, 1843. ... Jane Skinner (born February 12, 1967[1]) is a daytime news presenter on Fox News Channel, hosting the 2:00 p. ... Mike Skinner (born November 27, 1978), more commonly known by his stage name The Streets, is a rapper from Birmingham, England. ... Richard Skinner (born December 26th 1951) is a British radio and televison broadcaster. ...

Sports

James Donald Jimmy Skinner (born January 12, 1917 in Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada – died July 11, 2007) was the Detroit Red Wings head coach, Chief Scout & Farm Director, Director of Player Personnel and general manager. ... The head coach in sports coaching is the coach who is in charge of the other coaches. ... The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... A Joel Skinner autographed baseball card. ... John Jonty Alexander Skinner (born in Cape Town, South Africa) is a former South African swimmer turned national American swim coach. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... 2006 truck Mike Skinner (born June 28, 1957) is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California who drives the #5 truck in the Craftsman Truck Series for Bill Davis Racing. ... Todd Skinner (October 28, 1958 – October 23, 2006) was an American free climber who died in a fall at Yosemite National Park on October 23, 2006. ...

Science

  • B. F. Skinner (1904-1990) - American behaviorist, psychologist, and author.
  • Quentin Skinner (1940- ) - Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University
  • The book The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles, by Bernard Skinner, is referred to as 'Skinner'

Burrhus Frederic Skinner Burrhus Frederic Skinner (March 20, 1904 – August 18, 1990) was an American psychologist and author. ... // Quentin Robert Duthie Skinner (born 26 November 1940) is Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University. ... Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles (second edition) The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles (Macrolepidoptera) by Bernard Skinner is a single volume identification guide to the macro-moths of Britain and Ireland published by Viking Books, often referred by moth recorders simply as...

Fiction

This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Rodney Skinner is the name of the Invisible Man in the film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. ... Walter Sergei Skinner is a fictional character played by Mitch Pileggi on the Fox television series The X-Files. ... Skinner is a fictional rat character in the popular Deptford Mice books by Robin Jarvis. ... Robin Jarvis (born May 8, 1963) is a British childrens novelist, who wrote fantasy novels, often about anthropomorphic rodents and small mammals - especially mice - and Tudor times. ... The Skinner is a 2002 science fiction novel by Neal Asher. ...

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Burrhus Frederic Skinner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1618 words)
Skinner received a Ph.D. from Harvard in 1931 and remained at that institution as a researcher until 1936.
Skinner was mainly responsible for the development of the philosophy of radical behaviorism and for the further development of applied behavior analysis, a branch of psychology which aims to develop a unified framework for animal and human behavior based on principles of learning.
One often-repeated story claims that Skinner ventured into human experiments by raising his daughter Deborah in a Skinner box, which led to her life-long mental illness and a bitter resentment towards her father.
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