Stanley Smith Stevens

American psychologist & scholar (1906-1973)

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[22]
Date of birth: November 4, 1906
Date of death: January 18, 1973
Place of birth: Ogden
Place of death: Vail
Country of citizenship: United States^[7]
Occupation: psychologist, university teacher
Employer: Harvard University^[11]
Field of work: psychology, experimental psychology, psychophysics^[8]^[9]^[10]
Educated at: Stanford University, University of Utah, Harvard University^[12]^[13]^[14]
Religion or worldview: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints^[21]
Award received: APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, Howard Crosby Warren Medal^[16]^[17]
Doctoral advisor: Edwin Boring^[15]
Doctoral student: George Armitage Miller, Leo Postman, Wendell Garner^[23]^[24]^[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[29]
Family name: Stevens^[26]
Given name: Stanley, Smith^[27]^[28]
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society^[18]^[19]^[20]

🏷️ Also known as

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BabelNet ID: 00068676n
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 124171249
CANTIC ID: 981060556968806706
CONOR.SI ID: 29054051

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CiNii Research ID: 1140000791876852608
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FAST ID: 7381
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: stanley-smith-stevens
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0064147
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID: stivens-stenli-2ee684
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID: 58062
IdRef ID: 033290377
Interlingual Index ID: i97018
MMB ID: 42115
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID: 175730
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA00914833
NDL Authority ID: 00457686
NE.se ID: stanley-smith-stevens
NL CR AUT ID: mub20191056538
NLA Trove people ID: 983940
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Educated at 3

Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Utah

Field of work 3

psychology, experimental psychology, psychophysics

Member of 3

National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society

Award received 2

APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, Howard Crosby Warren Medal

Occupation 2

psychologist, university teacher

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Doctoral advisor 1

Edwin Boring

Doctoral advisors 1

Edwin Boring

Doctoral student 1

George Armitage Miller

Doctoral students 1

George Armitage Miller

Employer 1

Harvard University

Family name 1

Stevens

Given name 1

Stanley

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Named after 1

Stevens' power law

Place of birth 1

Ogden

Place of death 1

Vail

Religion or worldview 1

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Stanley Smith Stevens was born on November 4, 1906^[1], in Ogden^[2]. He died on January 18, 1973^[3], in Vail^[4]. He worked as a psychologist^[5] and university teacher^[6].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Stanley Smith Stevens include Stevens' power law^[30], a scientific law^[31].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Stanley Smith Stevens include Stevens' power law^[30], a scientific law^[31].

His notable doctoral advisees include George Armitage Miller^[32], a psychologist^[33], 1920–2012^[34], of United States^[35], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[36], specialised in cognitive psychology^[37].

FAQs

Where was Stanley Smith Stevens born?

Stanley Smith Stevens was born in Ogden^[2].

Where did Stanley Smith Stevens die?

Stanley Smith Stevens passed away in Vail^[4].

What did Stanley Smith Stevens do for work?

Stanley Smith Stevens worked as a psychologist^[5] and university teacher^[6].

Where did Stanley Smith Stevens go to school?

Stanley Smith Stevens was educated at Stanford University^[12], University of Utah^[13], and Harvard University^[14].

What awards did Stanley Smith Stevens receive?

Honors received include APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology^[16] and Howard Crosby Warren Medal^[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — place of birth (P19): Ogden. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — place of death (P20): Vail. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — sex or gender (P21): male. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2025-08-29. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — educated at (P69): Stanford University. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — educated at (P69): University of Utah. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — educated at (P69): Harvard University. Retrieved 2019-07-05. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — field of work (P101): psychology. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — field of work (P101): experimental psychology. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — field of work (P101): psychophysics. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — occupation (P106): psychologist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — occupation (P106): university teacher. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — employer (P108): Harvard University. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — religion or worldview (P140): The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — award received (P166): APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology. apa.org. apa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — award received (P166): Howard Crosby Warren Medal. sepsych.org. sepsych.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — doctoral advisor (P184): Edwin Boring. Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — doctoral student (P185): George Armitage Miller. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — doctoral student (P185): Leo Postman. Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — doctoral student (P185): Wendell Garner. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — member of (P463): American Academy of Arts and Sciences. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — member of (P463): National Academy of Sciences. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — member of (P463): American Philosophical Society. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — date of birth (P569): November 4, 1906. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — date of death (P570): January 18, 1973. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — family name (P734): Stevens. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — given name (P735): Stanley. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — given name (P735): Smith. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Stanley Smith Stevens — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

[33] ↑ George Armitage Miller — P106: psychologist. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[34] ↑ George Armitage Miller — P569: 1920–2012. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[35] ↑ George Armitage Miller — P27: United States. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[36] ↑ George Armitage Miller — P166: Guggenheim Fellowship. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[37] ↑ George Armitage Miller — P101: cognitive psychology. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[31] ↑ Stevens' power law — P31: scientific law. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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