Ivan Pavlov: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Boris Petrovich Babkin, Pavlov: A Biography (1949, reissued 1971), based on personal and professional knowledge of the author, one of Pavlov’s oldest pupils, is the most complete and reliable account until World War I; in dealing with Pavlov’s later life Babkin depends upon other sources, including the memoirs of his widow. Later studies of Pavlov’s life and career are Jeffrey A. Gray, Ivan Pavlov (1980); and Daniel P. Todes, Ivan Pavlov: A Russian Life in Science (2015), which reevaluates Pavlov’s legacy. W. Horsley Gantt, Russian Medicine (1937, reprinted 1978), shows the relation of Pavlov to prominent Russian figures in medicine. Also of interest is W. Horsley Gantt, Lothar Pickenhain, and Charles Zwingmann (eds.), Pavlovian Approach to Psychopathology (1970).

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  • W. Horsley Gantt
    Associate Professor of Psychiatry, 1932–58; Director, Pavlovian Laboratory, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. Senior Scientist, Pavlovian Laboratory, Veterans Administration Hospital, Perry Point, Maryland.
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Article History

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Modified link of Web site: Idaho State University Pressbooks - Design in Progress: A Collaborative Text on Learning Theories - Pavlov – Classical Conditioning. May 16, 2026
Add new Web site: Chapman University Digital Commons - Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849·1936) (PDF). Mar 31, 2026
Anniversary information added. Feb 23, 2026
Anniversary information added. Sep 22, 2025
Add new Web site: Hekint International - Ivan Pavlov: a pioneer researcher and fine human being (PDF). Aug 14, 2025
Add new Web site: American Physiological Society Publications - Pavlov and integrative physiology (PDF). May 07, 2025
Questions and answers added. Mar 17, 2025
Add new Web site: VIVO Pathophysiology - Ivan Petrovich Pavlov. Jan 09, 2025
Add new Web site: Idaho State University Pressbooks - Design in Progress: A Collaborative Text on Learning Theories - Pavlov – Classical Conditioning. Jul 12, 2024
Add new Web site: History Today - Death of Ivan Pavlov. Apr 04, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 01, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Theory of Ivan Petrovich Pavlov and application in ELT. Feb 23, 2024
Add new Web site: GoodTherapy - Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936). Nov 02, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Mind - Ivan Pavlov and His Discovery of Classical Conditioning. Aug 25, 2023
Add new Web site: Athabasca University - Psychology Learning Resources - Ivan Pavlov and Pavlovian Conditioning. Jun 16, 2023
Cross-references to various articles added. Dec 10, 2020
Add new Web site: Famous Scientists - Biography of Ivan Pavlov. Mar 18, 2019
Article title changed from "Ivan Petrovich Pavlov" to "Ivan Pavlov." Changed "a bell" to "a metronome or buzzer." Feb 14, 2019
Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." Nov 15, 2017
Added an image of Pavlov. Mar 21, 2017
Added cross-references. Mar 21, 2017
Add new Web site: Russia-InfoCentre - Biography of Ivan Pavlov. Jan 27, 2017
Bibliography revised. Jan 22, 2016
Add new Web site: RT Russiapedia - Biography of Ivan Pavlov. Jun 12, 2014
Added new Web site: MedStudies - Biography of Ivan Petrovich Pavlov. Mar 26, 2008
Added new Web site: Age of the Sage - Transmitting the Wisdoms of the Ages - Biography of Ivan Pavlov. Mar 26, 2008
Added new Web site: Hypertexts For Biomedical Sciences - Biography of Ivan Petrovich Pavlov. Mar 26, 2008
Added new Web site: Ivanpavlov.com - Biography of Ivan Petrovich Pavlov. Mar 26, 2008
Added new Web site: The Nobel Prize - Biography of Ivan Pavlov. Mar 26, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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