Albert Poffenberger

Albert Poffenberger
Born	October 23, 1885 Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Died	December 24, 1977 (aged 92)
Fields	Psychology
Institutions	Columbia University[1]
Known for	Past president, American Psychological Association

Albert T. Poffenberger (1885–1977) was an American psychologist and a past president of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Biography

Growing up in Pennsylvania, Poffenberger graduated from Harrisburg High School and Bucknell University. He was on the faculty of Columbia University.^[2] He authored textbooks titled Psychology in Advertising and Applied Psychology: Its Principles and Methods. He was APA president in 1934.^[3]

References

1. Wenzel, Bernice (1979). "Obituary: Albert Theodore Poffenberger (1885-1977)". American Psychologist 34 (1): 88–90. doi:10.1037/h0078255. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
2. Schoenfeld, W. N. (1979). "Albert Theodore Poffenberger". American Journal of Psychology 92 (1): 1430149. doi:10.2307/1421488. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
3. Koppes, Laura L. (ed.) (2014). Historical Perspectives in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Psychology Press. p. 276. ISBN 1317824482.