Background
Thomas, Garth Johnson was born on September 8, 1916 in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. Son of Leslie Homer and Lou Opal (Johnson) Thomas.
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Garth Johnson Thomas
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AB, Kansas State Teachers College at Pittsburg, 1938. Master of Arts, University Kansas, 1941. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1943.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1948.
Career
Instructor, assistant professor, University of Chicago, 1948-1954;
associate professor, University of Illinois Medical School, 1954-1957;
research professor physiology and electrical engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1957-1966;
professor, U. Rochester, New York, 1966-1982;
director Center for Brain Research, U. Rochester, New York, 1970-1977;
professor emeritus, U. Rochester, New York, since 1982. Member review committee Experimental Psychology Fellowship panel National Institute of Mental Health, 1965-1970, chairman, 1970. Member psychobiology panel National Science Foundation.
Consultant editor Sinauer Press, Inc.
Achievements
Membership
Served to First lieutenant Army of the United States, 1944-1947. Member American Psychological Association, Animal Behavior Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Psychonomic Society, Society Experimental Psychology, Society for Neurosci.
Connections
Married Mary Mona Gee, September 21, 1945. Children— Gregory Allen, Barbara Elizabeth.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient research grants National Science Foundation, research grants National Institute of Mental Health, research grants United States Army, since 1951. Alumni Meritorious Achievement award Kansas State College at Pittsburg, 1976.Recipient research grants National Science Foundation, research grants National Institute of Mental Health, research grants United States Army, since 1951. Alumni Meritorious Achievement award Kansas State College at Pittsburg, 1976.