# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-mcdougall
# Generated: 2026-08-13T05:50:35.136Z

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name: "William McDougall"
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description: "William McDougall was an early 20th century psychologist who was a professor at University College London, University of Oxford, Harvard University and Duke University. He wrote a number of influential textbooks, and was important in the development of the theory of instinct and of social psychology in the English-speaking world."
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birthDate: "1871-06-22"
deathDate: "1938-11-28"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
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