Franz Samelson
Franz Samelson | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 23, 1923 University of Munich University of Michigan |
| Known for | Work on the history of psychology |
| Spouse |
Phoebe Samelson
(m. 1955–2015) |
| Children | Karen Samelson |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Social psychology |
| Institutions | Kansas State University |
| Thesis | Group pressure and incongruity in the cognitive field as determinants of conformity (1956) |
Franz Samelson (September 23, 1923 – March 16, 2015) was a German-American social psychologist and historian of psychology.[1]
Samelson was born on September 23, 1923, in present-day
University of Munich, where he received a diploma in psychology in 1952.[2]
In 1952, he emigrated to
Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Michigan in 1956.[2] He joined the faculty of Kansas State University in 1957, where he remained until retiring as Professor in 1990.[1]
Samelson died on March 16, 2015, in Manhattan, Kansas.[1]
References
- ^ PMID 26766769.
- ^ a b "Obituaries" (PDF). Psytalk. Kansas State University. Fall 2015. p. 8. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
Further reading
- Morawski, Jill (2015-12-11). "Franz Samelson and a Conundrum". Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences. 52 (1): 67–70. PMID 26660474.
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