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Granville Stanley Hall (February 1, 1844 – April 24, 1924 [1]) was a pioneering American psychologist and educator who earned the first doctorate in psychology awarded in the United States of America at Harvard College in the nineteenth century. His interests focused on human life span development and evolutionary theory.
G. Stanley Hall (born February 1, 1844, Ashfield, Massachusetts, U.S.—died April 24, 1924, Worcester, Massachusetts) was a psychologist who gave early impetus and direction to the development of psychology in the United States.
G. Stanley Hall. Granville Stanley Hall is commonly known as the father of American developmental psychology, and his contributions in the developmental field and in psychology in general are numerous and invaluable.
The current article reviews the life and contributions of G. Stanley Hall, and the dual role Hall played in history as a revered leader of the Child Study Movement and a controversial figure in the landscape of early child psychology.
When G. Stanley Hall was appointed professor of psychology and pedagogics at Johns Hopkins University in 1884, he began the process of translating an older psychology embedded in moral philosophy into a "new psychology" resting on science.
Granville Stanley Hall, a pioneer American psychologist, who is usually identified as the father of developmental psychology, was born on February 1, 1844, in Ashfield, Massachusetts. His parents were farmers who were descended from the earliest European settlers to the USA.
Abstract. As we move toward APA's first centennial celebration it seems especially appropriate to recognize the contributions of the man responsible for the founding of that organization. G. Stanley Hall founded the American Psychological Association in 1892 and served as its first president.
May 21, 2018 · The "father of adolescence," G. Stanley Hall is best known for his prodigious scholarship that shaped adolescent themes in psychology, education, and popular culture. Granville Stanley Hall was born in a small farming village in western Massachusetts, and his upbringing was modest, conservative, and puritan.
May 28, 2013 · Granville Stanley Hall (b. 1844–d. 1924) was arguably the father of developmental psychology in the United States. His scholarship, leadership, and vision enabled a new appreciation for the science and institutionalization of modern childhood and adolescence.
Jul 27, 2023 · G. Stanley Hall (bottom center in photo) was a psychologist best known as the first American to earn a Ph.D. in psychology and the first president of the American Psychological Association. He also had a significant influence on the early development of psychology in the United States.
