William W. Biddle

William W. Biddle
William W. Biddle ca. 1930
Born William Wishart Biddle
June 19, 1900
United States
Died 1973
Columbia, Missouri
Citizenship American
Scientific career
Fields Community development, study of propaganda
Institutions Earlham College

William Wishart Biddle (June 19, 1900 – February 1973) was an American social scientist and a major contributor to the study of community development.[1][2] His 1931 article "A Psychological Definition of Propaganda" was one of the early psychological works on the subject of propaganda.[3] He was one of the earliest practitioners of community development in the United States. His book The Community Development Process, written in collaboration with his wife Loureide J. Biddle, was translated into several languages. For several years, he directed a program at Earlham College known as Community Dynamics.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Fear Management. Foreign threats in the postwar Polish propaganda – the influence and the reception of the communist media
  2. 1 2 In Memoriam – William W. Biddle
  3. ↑ The State Historical Society of Missouri



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