Background
Benton, Arthur Lester was born on October 16, 1909 in New York City. Son of James Edward and Anna Esther (Touster) Bernstein.
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Benton, Arthur Lester was born on October 16, 1909 in New York City. Son of James Edward and Anna Esther (Touster) Bernstein.
AB, Oberlin College, 1931. AM, Oberlin College, 1933. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1935.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, 1978. D. Psychology (honorary), University Rome, 1990.
He acquired his training as a psychologist at the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic of New York Hospital. Early in 1941, Benton volunteered for service in the United States. Navy and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the medical department. His active duty lasted until 1945, followed by many years of service in the United States. Navy Reserve, retiring at the rank of Captain.
In 1946 Benton accepted an appointment as associate professor of Psychology at the University of Louisville.
In 1948, he moved to the University of Iowa as professor and director of graduate training in clinical psychology. In 1958 he became professor of psychology and neurology, retiring in 1978, at which time the Benton Laboratory of Neuropsychology in the Division of Behavioral Neurology was dedicated.
At Iowa he supervised 46 doctoral dissertations and 24 master"s theses. He was the author of numerous books and the creator of a number of neuropsychological testing instruments, including the Benton Visual Retention Test (BVRT).
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Served with United States Navy, 1941-1946. Fellow American Orthopsychiat. Association (president 1964-1965).
Member American Psychological Association (Distinguished Professional Contribution award 1978), American Neurological Association, International Neuropsychol. Association (president 1970-1971, Distinguished Science Contribution award 1981), American Academy Neurology, National Academy Neuropsychology, American Association for History Medicine.
Married Rita Rosenfeld, September 24, 1939 (deceased March 1980). Children: Raymond S., Abigail Benton Sivan, Daniel J.