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Karl Lashley

American psychologist (1890-1958) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 68

Karl Spencer Lashley was an American psychologist and behaviorist remembered for his contributions to the study of learning and memory. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Lashley as the 61st most cited psychologist of the 20th century.

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1958Died7 August 19581953Baly MedalAward1951Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1943Daniel Giraud Elliot MedalAward1937Howard Crosby Warren MedalAward1890Born7 June 1890

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Baly Medal1953
Foreign Member of the Royal Society1951
Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal1943
Howard Crosby Warren Medal1937
Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society

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United States
Category
Academics
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Academic
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1890 to 1958 · aged 68