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'''Franz Samelson''' (September 23, 1923 – March 16, 2015) was a German-American social psychologist and historian of [[psychology]].<ref name=ap>{{Cite journal |last=Harris |first=Ben |date=January 2016 |title=Franz Samelson (1923-2015) |journal=The American Psychologist |volume=71 |issue=1 |pages=76 |doi=10.1037/a0039683 |issn=1935-990X |pmid=26766769}}</ref>
'''Franz Samelson''' (September 23, 1923 – March 16, 2015) was a German-American social psychologist and historian of [[psychology]].<ref name=ap>{{Cite journal |last=Harris |first=Ben |date=January 2016 |title=Franz Samelson (1923-2015) |journal=The American Psychologist |volume=71 |issue=1 |pages=76 |doi=10.1037/a0039683 |issn=1935-990X |pmid=26766769}}</ref>


Samelson was born on September 23, 1923 in present-day [[Wroclaw]], [[Poland]] (then known as Breslau, [[Germany]]).<ref name=ap/> Prohibited by the laws of [[Nazi Germany]] from attending any German universities, he instead attended a [[photography]] school in [[Munich]], where he later worked in a factory with [[prisoners of war]]. After [[World War II]] ended, he began working for the [[United States Army]]. He also enrolled at the [[University of Munich]], where he received a diploma in psychology in 1952.<ref name=psytalk>{{Cite magazine |date=Fall 2015 |title=Obituaries |url=https://www.k-state.edu/psych/alumni/psytalk%202015.pdf |magazine=Psytalk |publisher=Kansas State University|page=8 |access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref>
Samelson was born on September 23, 1923, in present-day [[Wroclaw]], [[Poland]] (then known as Breslau, [[Germany]]).<ref name=ap/> Prohibited by the laws of [[Nazi Germany]] from attending any German universities, he instead attended a [[photography]] school in [[Munich]], where he later worked in a factory with [[prisoners of war]]. After [[World War II]] ended, he began working for the [[United States Army]]. He also enrolled at the [[University of Munich]], where he received a diploma in psychology in 1952.<ref name=psytalk>{{Cite magazine |date=Fall 2015 |title=Obituaries |url=https://www.k-state.edu/psych/alumni/psytalk%202015.pdf |magazine=Psytalk |publisher=Kansas State University|page=8 |access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref>


In 1952, he emigrated to [[the United States]], following his older brother [[Hans Samelson|Hans]]. He went on to receive his [[Ph.D.]] in psychology from the [[University of Michigan]] in 1956.<ref name=psytalk/> He joined the faculty of [[Kansas State University]] in 1957, where he remained until retiring as Professor in 1990.<ref name=ap/>
In 1952, he emigrated to [[the United States]], following his older brother [[Hans Samelson|Hans]]. He went on to receive his [[Ph.D.]] in psychology from the [[University of Michigan]] in 1956.<ref name=psytalk/> He joined the faculty of [[Kansas State University]] in 1957, where he remained until retiring as Professor in 1990.<ref name=ap/>
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*{{Cite journal |last=MORAWSKI |first=JILL |date=2015-12-11 |title=FRANZ SAMELSON AND A CONUNDRUM |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jhbs.21770 |journal=Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences |language=en |volume=52 |issue=1 |pages=67–70 |doi=10.1002/jhbs.21770 |issn=0022-5061}}
*{{Cite journal |last=Morawski |first=Jill |date=2015-12-11 |title=Franz Samelson and a Conundrum|journal=Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences |language=en |volume=52 |issue=1 |pages=67–70 |doi=10.1002/jhbs.21770 |pmid=26660474 |issn=0022-5061|doi-access=free }}
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Latest revision as of 03:28, 21 July 2024

Franz Samelson
Born(1923-09-23)September 23, 1923
Breslau, Germany
DiedMarch 16, 2015(2015-03-16) (aged 91)
Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUniversity of Munich
University of Michigan
Known forWork on the history of psychology
Spouse
Phoebe Samelson
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(m. 1955⁠–⁠2015)​
ChildrenKaren Samelson
Scientific career
FieldsSocial psychology
InstitutionsKansas State University
Thesis Group pressure and incongruity in the cognitive field as determinants of conformity  (1956)

Franz Samelson (September 23, 1923 – March 16, 2015) was a German-American social psychologist and historian of psychology.[1]

Samelson was born on September 23, 1923, in present-day Wroclaw, Poland (then known as Breslau, Germany).[1] Prohibited by the laws of Nazi Germany from attending any German universities, he instead attended a photography school in Munich, where he later worked in a factory with prisoners of war. After World War II ended, he began working for the United States Army. He also enrolled at the University of Munich, where he received a diploma in psychology in 1952.[2]

In 1952, he emigrated to the United States, following his older brother Hans. He went on to receive his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Michigan in 1956.[2] He joined the faculty of Kansas State University in 1957, where he remained until retiring as Professor in 1990.[1]

Samelson died on March 16, 2015, in Manhattan, Kansas.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Harris, Ben (January 2016). "Franz Samelson (1923-2015)". The American Psychologist. 71 (1): 76. doi:10.1037/a0039683. ISSN 1935-990X. PMID 26766769.
  2. ^ a b "Obituaries" (PDF). Psytalk. Kansas State University. Fall 2015. p. 8. Retrieved 2018-09-15.

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