Background
Kappauf, William Emil was born on October 2, 1913 in New York City. Son of William Emil and Juliet Theodora (Bonnlander) Kappauf.
Kappauf, William Emil was born on October 2, 1913 in New York City. Son of William Emil and Juliet Theodora (Bonnlander) Kappauf.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1934. Master of Arts, Brown University, 1935. Doctor of Philosophy, University Rochester, 1937.
Instructor psychology U. Rochester, 1937-1941. Research projects under National Defense Research Committee and Office of Scientific Research and Development, 1941-1946. Associate professor Princeton, 1946-1951.
Professor of University Illinois, Champaign, 1951-1980, associate head department psychology, 1976-1978.
Consultant Bell Telephone laboratories. Consultant, panel member Military Agilysys, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health.
Member American, Midwestern psychological associations, Society Experimental Psychologists (secretary-treasurer 1967-1970), American Association University Professors, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Catharine Anne Hamilton, June 16, 1945. Children: Barbara, Charles, Katharine, William.