Torsten Husén (1 March 1916 in

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– 2 July 2009) was a Swedish educator. Husén became Master of Arts in 1938, was an assistant at the Department of Psychology at

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from 1938 to 1943, became

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in Lund in 1944, and associate professor of education at

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in 1947. He was professor of education and educational psychology at Stockholm University 1953–1955, 1956–1971 in practical pedagogy at Stockholm Institute of Education and in education at Stockholm University from 1971 to 1981. Husén was a pioneer in the field of

military psychology Military psychology is a specialization within psychology that applies psychological science to promote the readiness of military members, organizations, and operations. Military psychologists provide support to the military in many ways, includ ...

in Sweden during the 1940s. In 1941 he published the book ''Militär psykologi'' (Military Psychology) and ''Psykologisk krigföring'' in 1942 (Psychological Warfare). He was a psychology expert at the army headquarter 1942–1944, became a military psychologist in 1944, was assistant professor of psychology at the Central Conscription Agency from 1948 to 1953 and lecturer at the Military Academy from 1949 to 1953. He was also a lecturer at the Social Institute (''Socialhögskolan'') in Stockholm 1950–1954. Husén participated in the preparations for the implementation of the Swedish compulsory school system, and was a prolific author. He went on several foreign missions, not least for his research in the 1960s focused on comparison of school results in different countries. Husén became a member of the

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in 1956, the

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in 1972, the Finnish Academy of Sciences in 1973 and the

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1977. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the

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in 1967.

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Torsten Husén
biographical data
"Torsten Husén"
article by T. Neville Postlethwaite in ''Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education: From Piaget to the Present''
"Torsten Husén"
article by T. Neville Postlethwaite in ''Prospects: the quarterly review of comparative education''
Husén, Torsten
in ''The International Who's Who, 2001''

from the

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Professor Torsten Husén
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* (video, with interviews) {{DEFAULTSORT:Husen, Torsten Swedish psychologists 20th-century Swedish educators Academic staff of Stockholm University Lund University alumni Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Foreign members of the Russian Academy of Education Members of the Polish Academy of Sciences 1916 births 2009 deaths Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences 20th-century psychologists