Howard Gardner — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Recipient of a MacArthur Prize Fellowship (1981) and the Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences (2011)
Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education
Developed the theory of multiple intelligences, outlined in his 1983 book Frames of Mind
Co-director of The Good Project since 1995, promoting excellence, engagement, and ethics
Author of over thirty books, including A Synthesizing Mind (2020) and The Real World of College (2022)
Graduated from Harvard College with highest honors (1965) and earned a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Harvard

Biography

Howard Gardner is an American developmental psychologist and the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard University. He was a founding member of Harvard Project Zero in 1967, holding leadership roles from 1972 to 2023, and has been the co-director of The Good Project since 1995.

Gardner is best known for his theory of multiple intelligences, which he introduced in his 1983 book *Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences*.