James McKeen Cattell
James Mc Keen Cattell, ca. 1880. From Catell papers, Library of Congress. This photograph, taken when it appeared in Virgintennial Reunion: Class of 1880. The pin on Cattell's tie represents his membership in Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (see document 1.1)
- Bio
- * 1860, Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
- † 1944, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
- Career
- Studies of philosophy; 1882-83 fellowship in philosophy at Johns Hopkins University; 1883-86 first research assistant to Wilhelm Wundt; 1886 Ph.D. in psychology under Wundt from the University of Leipzig; 1887-91 University of Pennsylvania where he established a psychological laboratory in 1887; 1891-1917 Columbia University; 1917 founder and president of the Psychological Corporation; 1895 president of the American Psychological Association; 1929 Ninth International Congress of Psychology; editor of Psychological Review (1894-1903), Popular Science Monthly (1900-1915), Science (1904-44), American Naturalist (1907-44), School and Society (1915-39); founder and president of Scientific Monthly (1915-43).
- Degrees
- Ph.D. in psychology, University of Leipzig, 1886
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1885. Ueber die Zeit der Erkennung und Benennung von Schriftzeichen, Bildern und Farben. In: Philosophische Studien 2: 635-650.
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