Duncan, Carl P. 1921-1999

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Duncan, Carl P. 1921-1999
Date of birth
1921-12-27
Date of death
1999-08-09
Place of birth
Presque Isle (Me.)
Place of death
Libertyville (Ill.)
Other associated place
Evanston (Ill.)
Field of activity
Psychology, Experimental
Memory
Learning
Associate group
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) (1947 - 1947)
Occupation
College teachers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Fuller form of name
Carl Porter
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q5040655
Library of congress: no2018070899
OCoLC: oca11365600
DLC: no2018070899
Sources of Information
  • Human memory, 1972 :t. p. (edited by Carl P. Duncan, Northwestern University)
  • American Psychologist, April 2001 :page 364 Carl Porter Duncan, 1921-1999 (born on December 27, 1921 in Presque Isle, Maine ; discovered experimental psychology while attending the University of Maine, graduating with a bachelor of arts degree in 1942 ; earned a master of arts degree in 1944 and a doctor of philosophy degree in 1947 from Brown University ; he joined the faculty at Northwestern University in 1947 in the psychology department as an assistant professor ; he was promoted to professor in 1960, focusing on memory and learning in humans ; edited "Thinking : current experimental studies" in 1967 and "Human memory : Festschrift in honor of Benton J. Underwood" in 1972 ; retired with the title of professor emeritus in 1987 after a 40 year career at Northwestern ; produced 3 books, 70 articles and about 200 book reviews ; suffered a fatal fall on August 9, 1999)
  • Carl Porter Duncan (born December 27, 1921 in Presque Isle, Maine ; died August 9, 2009 in Libertyville, Illinois ( (Wikipedia, viewed May 25, 2018 :) )