Albert Poffenberger

Albert Poffenberger
Born October 23, 1885
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Died December 24, 1977(1977-12-24) (aged 92)
Known for Past president, American Psychological Association
Scientific career
Fields Psychology
Institutions Columbia University[1]

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

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.
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