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About James McKeen Cattell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_McKeen_Cattell
James McKeen Cattell (May 25, 1860 – January 20, 1944), an American psychologist, was the first professor of psychology in the United States, teaching at the University of Pennsylvania, and a long-time editor and publisher of scientific journals and publications, including Science. He also served on the board of trustees for Science Service, now known as Society for Science & the Public (SSP) from 1921 to 1944.
At the beginning of Cattell's career, many scientists regarded psychology simply as a minor field of study, or as a pseudoscience which is a collection of beliefs or practices regarded as a scientific method when it is not such as phrenology. Considerably more than his peers, Cattell helped establish psychology as a legitimate science, worthy of study at the highest levels of the academy. At the time of his death, The New York Times credited him as "the dean of American science." Yet Cattell may be best remembered for his uncompromising opposition to American involvement in World War I. His public opposition to the draft led to his dismissal from his position at Columbia University, a move that later led many American universities to establish tenure as a means of protecting unpopular beliefs.
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James McKeen Cattell's Timeline
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May 25, 1860
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Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
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1890
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1891
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1893
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1897
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1900
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1903
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New York, United States
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1904
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New York, United States
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January 20, 1944
Age 83
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Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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