Carl Pfaffmann (May 27, 1913 – April 16, 1994) was an American physiological psychologist,New York Times:Dr. Carl Pfaffmann Dies at 80; Psychologist Explored the Senses; By WOLFGANG SAXON; April 21, 1994
/ref>National Academies Press:Biographical Memoirs:CARL PFAFFMANN;BY LORRIN A. RIGGS
/ref> noted for his research of the senses of smell and taste. Pfaffman was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the

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, the

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, Florence Pirce Grant University Professor of Psychology at Brown University, Vincent and Brooke Astor Professor at Rockefeller University. He was a recipient of the Warren Medal from

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and the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from

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. He was also president of the

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and the Division of Experimental Psychology of the

Early life

Pfaffmann was born in

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, on May 27, 1913, and grew up in nearby Queens. His grandparents had emigrated from Germany He graduated from Brown University in 1933, one of the youngest members of his class.

Chronology

* 1913 born in

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* 1933 graduated from Brown University * 1935 became Rhodes Scholar * 1939 Ph.D. in physiology,

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* 1940-1965 faculty positions Brown University ** 1952 professor of psychology ** 1960 Florence Pirce Grant University Professor of Psychology * 1965 a professor and vice president, Rockefeller University * 1978 retires * 1980 named Vincent and Brooke Astor Professor

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pfaffmann, Carl 1913 births 1994 deaths 20th-century American psychologists Brown University faculty Rockefeller University faculty Brown University alumni Alumni of the University of Cambridge Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences People from Queens, New York Members of the American Philosophical Society