William James
11 January 1842 – 26 August 1910
William James (1842-1910) was an American philosopher and psychologist, often called the 'Father of American psychology'. He taught at Harvard for most of his career and wrote the landmark work The Principles of Psychology, later becoming a leading exponent of pragmatism and the psychology of religious experience.
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Life events
William James was born at the Astor House in New York City, the eldest child of theologian Henry James Sr. and brother of novelist Henry James.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgJames earned his medical degree from Harvard, though he never practiced medicine.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgJames was appointed an instructor in physiology at Harvard, beginning a teaching career there that spanned over three decades.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgJames set up one of the first psychology demonstration laboratories in the United States while teaching at Harvard.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgJames married Boston schoolteacher Alice Howe Gibbens, with whom he had five children.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAfter twelve years of work, James published his monumental two-volume textbook, a foundational text of modern psychology.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBased on his Gifford Lectures at the University of Edinburgh, the book became a classic study of the psychology of religion.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgJames published his influential lectures on pragmatism, cementing his role as a leading figure of the philosophical movement.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgJames died of heart failure at his summer home in Chocorua, New Hampshire, at age 68.
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