David Joseph Weeks Explained

David Joseph Weeks (born 1944) is an American neuropsychologist,^[1] educator and author best known for his study of eccentricity.

Born and raised in Garwood, New Jersey, he graduated from Arthur L. Johnson High School in 1962.^[2] Weeks moved to Scotland in 1975.^[3] He practices at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital.^[4] Weeks is the author of two popular books on the study of eccentrism, Eccentrics: The Scientific Investigation (1988) and Eccentrics: A Study of Sanity and Strangeness (1995).^[5]

Further reading

• Darnton John (September 12, 1997). "Zanies? Here they’re eccentrics and proud of it". New York Times.
• Gluck Jeremy (1995). "The way we ought to be". New Scientist. 145(1966):37.
• Kenny, Michael G. (1997). "Eccentrics: A Study of Sanity and Strangeness". Canadian Review of Sociology & Anthropology. 34(2):242.
• Therivel, William A. (1996). "Are Eccentrics Creative? On Weeks and James's Eccentrics". Creativity Research Journal. 2/3:289.
• Tucker, S. D. (2015). Great British Eccentrics. Amberley Publishing Limited.

Notes and References

1. News: Van Bakel . Rogier . Walk the Walk . Wired . February 1, 1996 . October 7, 2022.
2. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-valerie-vandemark-recei/25493369/ "Rain Drives Class, Parents into School"
3. Japenga, Ann via Los Angeles Times. "Psychologist says eccentrics may be happier, healthier", Courier News, September 29, 1987. Accessed February 15, 2024,via Newspapers.com. "Weeks, originally from Garwood, N.J., moved to Scotland in 1975."
4. News: Japenga . Ann . June 8, 1987 . Eccentrics May Have Found Key to Happiness, Psychologist Says . Los Angeles Times . October 7, 2022.
5. News: Weeks . Linton . October 24, 1995 . Nuts about Oddballs . The Washington Post . October 7, 2022.