Leonard W. Doob

American psychology professor and scholar of propaganda
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Summary

Leonard W. Doob was born on March 3, 1909[1], in New York[2]. He died on March 30, 2000[3], in Hamden[4]. He worked as a psychologist[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: New York City[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Field of work: cognitive psychology[10], social psychology[11], propaganda[12], communication[13], philosophy[14]
  • Employer: Yale University[15]
  • Educated at: Dartmouth College[16], Harvard University[17], Duke University[18]
  • Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship[19], Sterling Professor[20], Harold Lasswell Award for Outstanding Scientific Accomplishment in Political Psychology[21]
  • Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences[22]
  • Sex or gender: male[23]
  • Doctoral student: Bennet Murdock[24]
  • Family name: Doob[25]
  • Given name: Leonard[26], William[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[28]

Why It Matters

Leonard W. Doob is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Leonard W. Doob born?

Leonard W. Doob was born in New York[2].

Where did Leonard W. Doob die?

Leonard W. Doob passed away in Hamden[4].

What did Leonard W. Doob do for work?

Leonard W. Doob worked as a psychologist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Leonard W. Doob go to school?

Leonard W. Doob was educated at Dartmouth College[16], Harvard University[17], and Duke University[18].

What awards did Leonard W. Doob receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[19], Sterling Professor[20], and Harold Lasswell Award for Outstanding Scientific Accomplishment in Political Psychology[21].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . ispp.org. ispp.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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