Howard Gardner was born in 1943 in Pennsylvania to German-Jewish immigrants. He excelled academically from a young age and studied under influential scholars at Harvard. Gardner is known for his theory of multiple intelligences which identifies eight types of intelligence including linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalist intelligences. The document provides descriptions of each type of intelligence.

1. Howard Gardener

2.  Howard Earl Gardner was born July 11, 1943, in Scranton,
Pennsylvania, to Ralph Gardner and Hilde Weilhe Gardner,
German-Jewish immigrants who fled Germany prior
to World War II.
 Gardner described himself as "a studious child who gained
much pleasure from playing the piano".Although Gardner
never became a professional pianist, he taught piano from
1958 to 1969.
 Education was of the utmost importance in the Gardner
home. While his parents had hoped that he would
attend Phillips Academy Andover in Massachusetts,
Gardner opted to attend a school closer to his hometown in
Pennsylvania, Wyoming Seminary. Gardner had a desire to
learn and greatly excelled in school.

3. "My mind was really opened when I went to Harvard College and had the
opportunity to study under individuals—such as psychoanalyst Erik Erikson,
sociologist David Riesman, and cognitive psychologist Jerome Bruner—who
were creating knowledge about human beings. That helped set me on the
course of investigating human nature, particularly how human beings think”
-Howard Gardener

4. MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE
1.Visual-spatial intelligence
2.Linguistic-verbal intelligence
3.Mathematical intelligence
4.Kinesthetic intelligence
5.Musical intelligence
6.Interpersonal intelligence
7.Intrapersonal intelligence
8.Naturalistic intelligence

5. This area deals with spatial judgment and the ability to
visualize with the mind's eye. Spatial ability is one of the three
factors beneath g in the hierarchical model of intelligence.[8]

6. People with high verbal-linguistic intelligence display a facility
with words and languages. They are typically good at reading,
writing, telling stories and memorizing words along with dates.
Verbal ability is one of the most g-loaded abilities. This type of
intelligence is measured with the Verbal IQ in WAIS-IV.

7. This area has to do with logic, abstractions, reasoning, numbers
and critical thinking.[This also has to do with having the capacity to
understand the underlying principles of some kind of causal
system. Logical reasoning is closely linked to fluid intelligence and
to general intelligence (g factor).

8. The core elements of the bodily-kinesthetic intelligence are
control of one's bodily motions and the capacity to handle objects
skillfully.[8] Gardner elaborates to say that this also includes a
sense of timing, a clear sense of the goal of a physical action,
along with the ability to train responses.
People who have high bodily-kinesthetic intelligence should be
generally good at physical activities such as sports, dance, acting,
and making things.
Gardner believes that careers that suit those with high bodily-
kinesthetic intelligence
include: athletes, dancers, musicians, actors, builders, police
officers, and soldiers. Although these careers can be duplicated
through virtual simulation, they will not produce the actual
physical learning that is needed in this intelligence

9. This area has to do with sensitivity to sounds,
rhythms, tones, and music. People with a high musical
intelligence normally have good pitch and may even
have absolute pitch, and are able to sing, play musical
instruments, and compose music. They have sensitivity to
rhythm, pitch, meter, tone, melody or timbre

10. In theory, individuals who have high interpersonal intelligence are
characterized by their sensitivity to others' moods, feelings,
temperaments, motivations, and their ability to cooperate in order
to work as part of a group. According to Gardner in How Are Kids
Smart: Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, "Inter- and Intra-
personal intelligence is often misunderstood with being
extroverted or liking other people..."[12] Those with high
interpersonal intelligence communicate effectively and empathize
easily with others, and may be either leaders or followers. They
often enjoy discussion and debate." Gardner has equated this
with emotional intelligence of Goleman.[13]
Gardner believes that careers that suit those with high
interpersonal intelligence include sales persons, politicians,
managers, teachers, lecturers, counselors and social workers.[1

11. This area has to do with introspective and self-reflective
capacities. This refers to having a deep understanding of
the self; what one's strengths or weaknesses are, what
makes one unique, being able to predict one's own
reactions or emotions.

12. People with Naturalist intelligence have a sensitivity to and
appreciation for nature. The Naturalist intelligence focuses
on how people relate to their natural surroundings.
Naturalists have a special ability to grow plants, vegetables
and fruit. They have an affinity for animals and are good at
training and understanding them.