Lynn Thorndike (1882-1965) a fost un istoric american, doctor in istorie medievala si alchimie.
A studiat istoria medievala la Columbia University unde a fost si profesor pana in 1950. In 1957, Thorndike a primit medalia Sarton din partea Societatii de Istoria Stiintei. A fost presedinte al American Historical Association.
Opera:
History of medieval Europe, 1917
Medieval Europe, its development & civilization, 1920
Galen: the man and his times,1922
A History of Magic and Experimental Science, 8 vol., 1923-58
Science and Thought in the Fifteenth Century, 1929
Sphere of Sacrobosco and its commentators, 1949
Science and thought in the fifteenth century; studies in the history of medicine and surgery, natural and mathematical science, philosophy, and politics, 1963
