Nathan Kogan

Nathan Kogan (May 2, 1926 – April 28, 2013) was an American psychologist. His research was in the fields of cognitive, personality, social, developmental, and evolutionary psychology.[1] He published more than 100 articles and chapters as well as five books as an author or co-author.[2] He served as professor emeritus of psychology at the New School for Social Research and was a visiting scholar at Educational Testing Service.[2][3]

Life and work

Kogan's Jewish[4] parents immigrated to the United States from Poland and Ukraine.[1] He was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on May 2, 1926.[1] He attended Lehigh University, graduating in 1948, and attended graduate school at Harvard University.[2][5] He initially studied animal learning while at Harvard, but switched to cognition.[2] He graduated in 1954 with a PhD.[2][6]

Until his death, Kogan remained active in psychology.[1] He died on April 28, 2013 at age 86[2] in Princeton, New Jersey.[1]

Awards

Kogan received the Sir Francis Galton Award from the International Association for Empirical Aesthetics; the Farnsworth Award from the Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts; and the SAGES Award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.[2] He served as president of the Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts twice and was a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Gerontological Society of America.[2]

References
  1. Stricker, Lawrence J. (2014-08-01). "Nathan Kogan (1927-2013)". The American Psychologist. 69 (5): 551. doi:10.1037/a0036094. ISSN 1935-990X. PMID 25046722.
  2. "Remembering Nathan Kogan - Association for Psychological Science". www.psychologicalscience.org. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  3. "creativity > Volume 20 Number 2 October 2010 > An Interview with Nathan Kogan". www.creativity.or.kr. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  4. Obituary at Kimble Funeral Home
  5. "An Interview with Nathan Kogan" (PDF).
  6. Profiles in Gerontology: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1995. p. 195. ISBN 9780313292743.
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