William Arthur Brownell (May 19, 1895 – May 28, 1977) was an American

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8.5 (1977): 382-384.

Early life

Brownell was born in

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on May 19, 1895. He graduated from

Allegheny College he, תגל ערבה ותפרח כחבצלת , mottoeng = "Add to your faith, virtue and to your faith, knowledge" (2 Peter 1:5)"The desert shall rejoice and the blossom as the rose" (Isaiah 35:1) , faculty = 193 ...

in 1917. He received a Ph.D. in 1926 from the

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Academic career

From 1930 to 1949 he was a professor of educational psychology at

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where he did his most important research. From 1950 to his retirement in 1962 he was the Dean of the

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. In 1965 he received the

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Personal life

He married Kathryn K. (1903-2001) and they had at least one child.Chauncey Bailey (October 19, 2001). "Community mourns health care activist". ''

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brownell, William A 20th-century American psychologists 1895 births 1977 deaths University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Education faculty Duke University faculty People from Smethport, Pennsylvania