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'''Eliot Stellar''' (November 1, 1919 — October 12, 1993) was an American a physiological [[psychologist]] noted for his research of the physiological processes of the brain and how they affect motivation and behavior.
'''Eliot Stellar''' (November 1, 1919 – October 12, 1993) was an American physiological [[psychologist]] noted for his research of the physiological processes of the brain and how they affect motivation and behavior.<ref name="NYT">[https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/15/obituaries/dr-eliot-stellar-73-viewed-psychology-through-physiology.html New York Times:Dr. Eliot Stellar, 73; Viewed Psychology Through Physiology;By WOLFGANG SAXON; October 15, 1993]</ref><ref name="NAP">[http://www.nap.edu/readingroom.php?book=biomems&page=estellar.html National Academies Press:Biographical Memoirs:Eliot Stellar;By Jay Schulkin]</ref><ref name="UPENN">[http://www.archives.upenn.edu/faids/upt/upt50/stellar_e.html University of Pennsylvania:Eliot Stellar Papers;ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS;Eliot Stellar]</ref> The [[National Academy of Sciences]] called him "one of the founders of ... [[behavioral neuroscience]]".<ref name="NAP"/>
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Stellar was a provost at the [[University of Pennsylvania]],<ref name="UPENN"/><ref name="NYT"/> a member of the [[National Academy of Sciences]]<ref name="UPENN"/><ref name="NAP"/> and the president of the Academy's the Human Rights Committee,<ref name="UPENN"/> president of the [[Eastern Psychological Association]],<ref name="UPENN"/> president of the [[American Philosophical Society]],<ref name="UPENN"/><ref name="NYT"/>
<ref name="NYT">[http://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/15/obituaries/dr-eliot-stellar-73-viewed-psychology-through-physiology.html New York Times:Dr. Eliot Stellar, 73; Viewed Psychology Through Physiology;By WOLFGANG SAXON; October 15, 1993]</ref>
a recipient of the Warren Medal of the Society of Experimental Physiologists<ref name="UPENN"/> and of the American Psychological Foundation's Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement.<ref name="UPENN"/>
<ref name="NAP">[http://www.nap.edu/readingroom.php?book=biomems&page=estellar.html National Academies Press:Biographical Memoirs:Eliot Stellar;By Jay Schulkin]</ref>

<ref name="UPENN">[http://www.archives.upenn.edu/faids/upt/upt50/stellar_e.html University of Pennsylvania:Eliot Stellar Papers;ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS;Eliot Stellar]</ref>
== Chronology ==
The [[National Academy of Sciences]] called him "one of the founders of ... [[behavioral neuroscience]]".<ref name="NAP"/>
* November 1, 1919: born in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]<ref name="UPENN"/>
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Stellar was a provost at the [[University of Pennsylvania]],<ref name="UPENN"/><ref name="NYT"/> a member of the [[National Academy of Sciences]]<ref name="UPENN"/><ref name="NAP"/> and the president of the Academy's the Human Rights Committee,<ref name="UPENN"/> president of the Eastern Psychological Association,<ref name="UPENN"/> president of the [[American Philosophical Society]].<ref name="UPENN"/><ref name="NYT"/>
* 1941: graduated from [[Harvard University]]<ref name="UPENN"/>
* 1942: M.S., [[Brown University]]<ref name="UPENN"/>
* 1947: Ph.D., [[Brown University]]<ref name="UPENN"/>
* 1947-1960: faculty positions at [[Johns Hopkins University]]<ref name="UPENN"/>
* 1960-1965: professor of physiological psychology, Department of Anatomy, the [[University of Pennsylvania]]<ref name="UPENN"/>
* 1967: the Warren Medal of the Society of Experimental Physiologists
* 1965-1973: director of the Institute of Neurological Sciences, the [[University of Pennsylvania]]<ref name="UPENN"/>
* 1973-1978: provost, the [[University of Pennsylvania]]<ref name="UPENN"/>
* 1990, at age 70, Chair of the Department of Anatomy, [[University of Pennsylvania]]<ref name="UPENN"/>
* 1993: the American Psychological Foundation's Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement<ref name="UPENN"/>
* 1993 dies of cancer at the University Medical Center in Philadelphia

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Latest revision as of 19:13, 19 February 2024

Eliot Stellar (November 1, 1919 – October 12, 1993) was an American physiological psychologist noted for his research of the physiological processes of the brain and how they affect motivation and behavior.[1][2][3] The National Academy of Sciences called him "one of the founders of ... behavioral neuroscience".[2] Stellar was a provost at the University of Pennsylvania,[3][1] a member of the National Academy of Sciences[3][2] and the president of the Academy's the Human Rights Committee,[3] president of the Eastern Psychological Association,[3] president of the American Philosophical Society,[3][1] a recipient of the Warren Medal of the Society of Experimental Physiologists[3] and of the American Psychological Foundation's Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement.[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c New York Times:Dr. Eliot Stellar, 73; Viewed Psychology Through Physiology;By WOLFGANG SAXON; October 15, 1993
  2. ^ a b c National Academies Press:Biographical Memoirs:Eliot Stellar;By Jay Schulkin
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r University of Pennsylvania:Eliot Stellar Papers;ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS;Eliot Stellar
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