Shepherd Ivory Franz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Shepherd Ivory Franz

American psychologist and the first chairman of the psychology department at the University of California

Date of Birth: 27-May-1874

Place of Birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 14-Oct-1933

Profession: psychologist, physiologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Shepherd Ivory Franz (May 27, 1874 – October 14, 1933) was an American psychologist.
He was the first chairman of the psychology department at the University of California, Los Angeles and served as president of the American Psychological Association.
Franz was the editor of multiple psychological journals and he contributed research to the concepts of neuroplasticity, afterimages and cerebral localization.
He spent many years affiliated with George Washington University School of Medicine and the Government Hospital for the Insane, later known as St.
Elizabeth's Hospital.