Ashley Horace Thorndike

Ashley Horace Thorndike (1871–1933) was an American educator and academic scholar who focused his career on English literature. He became widely recognized as an authority on William Shakespeare, contributing to the study and teaching of Elizabethan drama.

Throughout his career in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Thorndike worked within the American educational system. His scholarly efforts were dedicated to advancing the historical and critical understanding of Shakespeare's plays and the broader theatrical context of his era.