Ebby Thacher
Deceased Person
1896 – 1966
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Who was Ebby Thacher?
Edwin Throckmorton Thacher, was an old drinking friend and later the sponsor of Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson. He is credited with introducing Wilson to the initial principles that AA would soon develop, such as "one alcoholic talking to another," and the Jungian thesis which was passed along to Rowland Hazard and, in turn, to Thacher that alcoholism could be cured by a "genuine conversion".
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