Herbert Sidney Langfeld (July 24, 1879 – February 25, 1958) was an American psychologist and a past president of the American Psychological Association (APA).
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| Born | July 24, 1879 |
| Died | February 25, 1958 (aged 78) |
| Known for | Past president, American Psychological Association |
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| Fields | Psychology |
| Institutions | Harvard University Princeton University |
| Thesis | Über die heterochrome Helligkeitsvergleichung (1909) |
| Doctoral advisor | Carl Stumpf |
Biography
editHerbert Langfeld was born in Philadelphia on July 24, 1879.[1] He grew up in Philadelphia and was initially drawn to a diplomatic career. He was working for the American Embassy in Berlin when he was attracted to psychology. He earned a PhD in 1909 at the University of Berlin. He took a faculty position at Harvard University and ultimately went to Princeton University, where he became the psychological laboratory director and later the department chair for psychology.[2] While at Princeton he also directly influenced the ecological psychology approach of J. J. Gibson through his phenomenological ideas.[3]
Langfeld was APA president in 1930.[4] He also held leadership positions with the International Congress of Psychology and the Psychology Section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[5]
He died from heart disease in Princeton, New Jersey on February 25, 1958.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Herbert Sidney Langfeld". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Vol. LIX, no. 11. November 28, 1958. p. 27. Retrieved May 5, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ Bartlett, F. C. (1958). "Herbert Sidney Langfeld: 1879-1958". American Journal of Psychology. 71 (3): 616–619. JSTOR 1420272. PMID 13571476.
- ^ Lobo, Lorena; Heras-Escribano, Manuel; Travieso, David (November 27, 2018). Hommel, Bernhard (ed.). "The History and Philosophy of Ecological Psychology". Frontiers in Psychology. 9: 2228. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02228. PMC 6280920. PMID 30555368.
- ^ "Former APA presidents". American Psychological Association. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ "Biography of Herbert S. Langfeld". OhioLINK. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ Written at Princeton, New Jersey. "Dr. Herbert Sidney Langfeld, 78; Served as Camouflage Adviser". Newsday. Hempstead, New York. February 26, 1958. p. 70. Retrieved May 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.