“the old Lord Townshend (then Secretary of State) treated him with as much kindness as he had had been an additional son, and all the sons and daughters as an additional brother”
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David Hartley
David Hartley was an English philosopher and founder of the Associationist school of psychology. His most famous work is Observations on Man (1749).
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science · English philosopher (1705–1757) · psychologist · philosopher · physician · also David Hartley, David Hartley (philosopher), Hartley
Born 21 June 1705 · Died 28 August 1757 · Q379902
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Died 1757-08-28.
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