Earl Hunt

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Professor Earl (Buz) Hunt at the International Society for Intelligence Research award ceremony , 2009

Earl Busby Hunt (born January 8, 1933 in San Francisco , † April 12 or April 13, 2016 ) was an American psychologist . He was Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington and President of the International Society for Intelligence Research .

Life

Hunt studied psychology and sociology at Stanford University ( BA , 1954). Hunt was with the United States Marine Corps from 1954 to 1957 . In 1960 he received his Ph.D. from Yale University . After holding professorial positions at UCLA and the University of Sydney , Hunt was professor at the University of Washington since 1966.

"Buz" Hunt had been married to his wife Mary Lou since 1955, with whom he had four children.

job

Hunt's research areas were cognitive psychology , artificial intelligence and the intensive use of mathematical models in the social and life sciences . From 1971 to 1978 he succeeded Arthur Allen Lumsdaine (1913–1989) as Dean , who held the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington from 1965 to 1971.

In 1996 his book Are We Smart Enough? awarded the William James Book Prize of the American Association for Psychological Science (APS). In 2009 he was honored by the ISIR ( International Society for Intelligence Research ) for his life's work with their highest distinction, the Lifetime Achievement Award . In 2011 he also received the APS's highest honor, the James McKean Cattell Award , for his life's work.

Works (selection)

  • Earl B. Hunt, Janet Marin, Philip J. Stone: Experiments in Induction , Academic Press, New York 1966, ISBN 978-0-12-362350-8 .
  • Earl Hunt: Artificial intelligence . New York 1975, Academic Press, ISBN 978-0-12-362340-9 .
  • Earl Hunt: Will We Be Smart Enough? A Cognitive Analysis of the Coming Workforce , Russell Sage Foundation, New York 1995, ISBN 978-0-871-54392-9 . 342 pages
  • Earl Hunt: The mathematics of behavior , Cambridge University Press, Cambridge New York 2007, ISBN 0-521-61522-4 .
  • Earl Hunt: Human Intelligence , Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2011, ISBN 978-0-521-88162-3 (cover). ISBN 978-0-521-70781-7 . (Paperback), 507 pages

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ isironline.org
  2. ↑ In Memory of Professor Earl 'Buz' Hunt (1933-2016), a pioneer in the field of human and artificial intelligence , obituary on the website of the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington ,
  3. ^ Obituary The Seattle Times , since April 23rd. published, April 12th is more likely the day of death
  4. ↑ 1917-2017: 100 Years of Discovery ( Memento of the original dated February 16, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Website Department of Psychology of the University of Washington , accessed on February 17, 2017 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.psych.uw.edu
  5. ↑ Earl (Buz) Hunt Wins Lifetime Contribution Award , website Department of Psychology of the University of Washington , published on June 1st 2010, accessed on February 15, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Hunt, Earl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hunt, Earl B.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American psychologist
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH San Francisco
DATE OF DEATH April 12, 2016 or April 13, 2016