Lyle H. Lanier
Lyle Hicks Lanier ( 1903 - December 30, 1988 in Phoenix , Arizona ) was an American psychologist and university professor.
Life
Lanier graduated from Vanderbilt University in Tennessee and received his MA (1924) and PhD (1926) from Peabody College . From 1926 to 1938 he taught psychology at Vanderbilt University, where he became a member of the Southern Agrarians . From 1932 to 1936 he was President of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology .
At the University of Illinois he was from 1950 to 1958 professor and head of the department of psychology; then vice-president from 1960 to 1972. Later worked for the American Council on Education in Washington, DC
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SURNAME | Lanier, Lyle H. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lanier, Lyle Hicks (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American psychologist and university professor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1903 |
DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 1988 |
Place of death | Phoenix , Arizona |