James Sully
James Sully | |
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 Sully c. 1880 | |
| Born | 3 March 1842 Bridgwater, Somerset, England |
| Died | 1 November 1923 (aged 81) |
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| Fields | Psychology, philosophy |
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James Sully (3 March 1842 – 1 November 1923)[1] was an English psychologist, philosopher and writer.
Biography
James Sully was born at
Independent College in Taunton, Regent's Park College, at the University of Göttingen, where he studied under Hermann Lotze, and at the Humboldt University of Berlin, where he studied under Emil du Bois-Reymond and Hermann von Helmholtz.[3]
Sully was originally destined for the
Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London, where he was succeeded by Carveth Read.[5]
An adherent of the
Wundt.[3]
Sully opened an experimental psychology laboratory at University College London in January 1898 and in 1901 was a founding member of the British Psychological Society.[6]
Sully died in Richmond, Surrey on 1 November 1923.[7]
Works
Books
- Sensation and Intuition (1874)
- Pessimism (1877)
- Illusions (1881; 4th ed., 1895)
- Outlines of Psychology (1884; many editions)
- Teacher's Handbook of Psychology (1886)
- Studies of Childhood (1896)
- Children's Ways (1897)
- An Essay on Laughter (1902)
- Italian Travel Sketches (1912)
- My Life and Friends (1918)
Selected articles
- "The Æsthetics of Human Character", in: The Fortnightly Review, Vol. XV, 1871.
- "Aesthetics", in: Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th edition, 1875–1889; republished online at 1902encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
Notes
- ^ "Comings and Goings in the History of Psychology". gator.uhd.edu.
- , retrieved 29 December 2022
- ^ a b Elizabeth Valentine "James Sully". The Psychologist, Vol 14, No 8, 2001, p. 405
- ^ Gurjeva 2004.
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911.
- ^ Geoff Bunn "Founding Factors". The Psychologist, Vol 14, No 8, 2001, pp. 404–405
- ISBN 9780199754694– via www.oxfordreference.com.
References
- Gurjeva, Lyubov G. (2004). "Sully, James (1842–1923)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/38636. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
Attribution
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sully, James". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to James Sully.
- Works by James Sully at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about James Sully at Internet Archive
- "James Sully (1842–1923)" at History of Psychology Centre, bps.org.uk
- James Sully by Elizabeth R. Valentine (2001)
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