David McClelland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David McClelland

American psychological theorist

Date of Birth: 20-May-1917

Place of Birth: Mount Vernon, New York, United States

Date of Death: 27-Mar-1998

Profession: psychologist, university teacher, sociologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

David Clarence McClelland (May 20, 1917 – March 27, 1998) was an American psychologist, noted for his work on motivation Need Theory.
He published a number of works between the 1950s and the 1990s and developed new scoring systems for the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) and its descendants.
McClelland is credited with developing Achievement Motivation Theory, commonly referred to as "need for achievement" or n-achievement theory.
A Review of General Psychology survey published in 2002, ranked McClelland as the 15th most cited psychologist of the 20th century.