Herbert Langfeld

Herbert Langfeld
Born	July 24, 1879 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	February 25, 1958 (aged 78) Princeton, New Jersey
Fields	Psychology
Institutions	Harvard University Princeton University
Known for	Past president, American Psychological Association
Influenced	Floyd Allport[1]

Herbert Sidney Langfeld (July 24, 1879 – February 25, 1958) was an American psychologist and a past president of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Biography

Langfeld grew up in Philadelphia and was initially drawn to a diplomatic career. He was working for the American Embassy in Berlin when he was attracted to psychology. He earned a PhD in 1909 at the University of Berlin. He took a faculty position at Harvard University and ultimately went to Princeton University, where he became the psychological laboratory director and later the department chair for psychology.^[2]

Langfeld was APA president in 1930.^[3] He also held leadership positions with the International Congress of Psychology and the Psychology Section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.^[4]

References

1. Devonis, David (2012). Encyclopedia of the History of Psychological Theories. Springer. pp. 616–617. ISBN 978-1-4419-0425-6. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
2. Bartlett, F. C. (1958). "Herbert Sidney Langfeld: 1879-1958". American Journal of Psychology 71 (3): 616–619. doi:10.2307/1420272. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
3. "Former APA presidents". American Psychological Association. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
4. "Biography of Herbert S. Langfeld". OhioLINK. Retrieved November 12, 2014.