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Edwin Boring

Edwin Garrigues (Garry) Boring (October 23, 1886 – July 1, 1968) was an American experimental psychologist, Professor of Psychology at Clark University and at Harvard University, who later became one of the first historians of psychology. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Boring as the 93rd most cited psychologist of the…

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Alma mater
Cornell University
Born
Edwin Garrigues Boring (1886-10-23)23 October 1886 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
July 1, 1968(1968-07-01) (aged 81) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Doctoral advisor
Edward B. Titchener
Fields
Experimental psychology
Workplaces
Harvard University

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Edwin Boring → Cornell University
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Edwin Boring → Edwin Garrigues Boring (1886-10-23)23 October 1886 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Edwin Boring → July 1, 1968(1968-07-01) (aged 81) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
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