Background
Robinson, Alexander Jacob was born on November 7, 1920 in St. John, Kansas, United States. Son of Oscar Frank and Lydia May (Beitler) Robinson.
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Alexander Jacob Robinson, American psychologist. Achievements include research in normal children with a learning disability and their specific developmental requirement. Minister, The Church of Jesus Christ. Served to Second lieutenant United States Army, 1944-1946, PTO. Member New York Academy of Sciences, Library. of Congress. Lodges: Lions (program chairman St. John 1974-1976).
Education
Bachelor in Psychology, Fort Hays (Kansas) State University, 1942; Master of Science in Clinical Psychology, Fort Hays (Kansas) State University, 1942; postgraduate, University of Illinois, 1942-1944.
Career
Chief psychologist, Larned (Kansas) Eastern State Hospital, 1948-1953;
with employee selection, outpatient services, Larned (Kansas) Eastern State Hospital, 1953-1955;
school psychologist, County Schools, Modesto, California, 1955-1961;
school psychologist, Pratt (Kansas) Junior College, 1961-1966;
federal grantee, writer associate director, Exemplary Federally Funded Program for Special Education, Pratt, 1966-1970;
director special education, researcher, Stafford County Schools, St. John, 1970-1981;
retired, Stafford County Schools, St. John, 1981. Supervisor testing and data Incidence of Exceptional Children in Kansas, Kansas State University, Fort Hays, 1946. Writer, assistant director Best Exemplary Federally Funded Program on Special Education, Pratt, 1966-1970.
Federal grantee, researcher, writer, study director Education for the High-Performance Child, St. John, since 1970, Psychogenesis of the Sociopathic Personality, a longitudinal study.
Achievements
Membership
Minister, The Church of Jesus Christ. Served to Second lieutenant United States Army, 1944-1946, PTO. Member New York Academy of Sciences, Library. of Congress. Lodges: Lions (program chairman St. John 1974-1976).
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Married Elsie Louise Riggs, July 29, 1942. Children: Madelyn K., Alicia A., David J., Charles A., Paul S., Marietta J., Stephen N.
