Sanford E. Thompson

Sanford Eleazer Thompson
Sanford E. Thompson in The American Magazine, May 1911
Born1867 (1867)
Died1949 (aged 81–82)
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
OccupationsCivil engineer, consultant
Known forKey figure in the American scientific management movement

Sanford Eleazer Thompson (1867–1949) was an American engineer and consultant to the U.S. government and private sector. He is considered one of the key figures of the American scientific management movement, which emerged in the Progressive Era.