Richard Held, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1922
Date of Death: 22-Nov-2016
Profession: psychologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Richard Held
- Richard Marx Held (October 10, 1922 – November 22, 2016) was an American professor emeritus of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- His work in vision development contributed to the early years of vision research.
- He held a Civil Engineering degree from Columbia University, and earned a PhD in Experimental psychology with a specialization in space perception from Harvard University.
- In 1973, Held was named to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his achievements in psychology.
- He was also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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