Franz Samelson Explained

Franz Samelson
Birth Date:23 September 1923
Birth Place:Breslau, Germany
Death Place:Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.
Citizenship:United States
Fields:Social psychology
Workplaces:Kansas State University
Alma Mater:University of Munich
University of Michigan
Thesis Title:Group pressure and incongruity in the cognitive field as determinants of conformity
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Thesis Year:1956
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Known For:Work on the history of psychology
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Children:Karen Samelson

Franz Samelson (September 23, 1923 – March 16, 2015) was a German-American social psychologist and historian of psychology.[1]

Samelson was born on September 23, 1923, in present-day Wroclaw, Poland (then known as Breslau, Germany).[1] Prohibited by the laws of Nazi Germany from attending any German universities, he instead attended a photography school in Munich, where he later worked in a factory with prisoners of war. After World War II ended, he began working for the United States Army. He also enrolled at the University of Munich, where he received a diploma in psychology in 1952.[2]

In 1952, he emigrated to the United States, following his older brother Hans. He went on to receive his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Michigan in 1956.[2] He joined the faculty of Kansas State University in 1957, where he remained until retiring as Professor in 1990.[1]

Samelson died on March 16, 2015, in Manhattan, Kansas.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Harris . Ben . January 2016 . Franz Samelson (1923-2015) . The American Psychologist . 71 . 1 . 76 . 10.1037/a0039683 . 1935-990X . 26766769.
  2. Fall 2015 . Obituaries . Psytalk . Kansas State University. 8 . 2018-09-15.