William James
Dates
- William James was born on January 11, 1842 in New York City
- 1869 HE received M.D From Harvard
- 1875 Began Teaching psychology at Harvard
- 1882 Death of William's father, Henry James Jr
- 1890 Published the principles of psychology
- 1892 turned lab into over to Hungo Munsterberg
- 1897 published pragmatism and officially resigned from Harvard
- He died August 26, 1910 at the age of 68
Background about William
About him/background
William James was born into an affluent family.His father was deeply interested in philosophy and theology and strove to provide his children with a rich education. They attended the best possible schools, and were immersed in culture and art.William James went on to become one of the most important figures in psychology. Also James expressed an interest in becoming a painter. He was suffering from health problems and severe depression. William James is a man and his study was on environment and behavior. He had a father named Henry and doesn't really say anything about his mom and he has two brothers. Harvard Medical school is where he went for college he had grad from there.
Fun Facts
- He traveled to Europe frequently
- Unhappy with medicine
- Suffering from health problems and severe depression
- James abandoned his dream of being a painter and enrolled at Harvard to study chemistry
- James focused on the wholeness of an event, taking into the impact of the environment on behavior