Walter Samuel Hunter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Walter Samuel Hunter

American psychologist

Date of Birth: 22-Mar-1889

Place of Birth: Decatur, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 03-Aug-1954

Profession: psychologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Walter Samuel Hunter

  • Walter Samuel Hunter (March 22, 1889 – August 3, 1954) contributed to psychology by leading an effort to develop psychology as a science.
  • Hunter was one of the first scholars of the time to focus not on the study of subjective mental processes but rather on the observation of animal behavior.
  • In 1912, Hunter completed his doctoral dissertation on Delayed Reaction in Animals and Children.
  • He was a pioneer in the effort of scientific documentation, having created Psychological Abstracts in 1927, which contained documents from psychologists in the U.S.
  • and abroad.

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