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Vos, George Alphonse De was born on July 25, 1922 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Medard Joseph and Marina Marie (Tack) De Vos.
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George Alphonse De Vos, American psychologist, anthropologist. Fulbright fellow, Nagoya, Japan, 1953-1955, National Institute of Mental Health fellow French Minister Justice, 1963, National Science Foundation fellow United Nations Social Defense Research Institute, Rome, 1972-1973; Fulbright Senior Research School Catholic University Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 1992.
Education
Bachelor in Sociology, University Chicago, 1946. Master of Arts in Anthropology, University Chicago, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, University Chicago, 1951.
Career
Chief psychologist, director psychological training Elgin (Illinois) State Hospital, 1951-1953. Assistant professor psychology University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1955-1957. Associate professor social welfare University California, Berkeley, 1957-1963, professor anthropology, 1963-1991, professor emeritus, 1991—2010.
Visiting professor University Rome, 1975, University Paris, 1979, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium, 1986, University Barcelona, 1992. Exchange professor University Leningrad (now University St. Petersburg), 1990. Chairman Center for Japanese and Korean Studies University California, 1965—1991.
Consultant Family Planning Research, Korean Institute Behavioral Sciences, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1970—1971. Research associate Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, University Paris, 1973—1991. Senior consultant series production The Japanese Film Public Broadcasting Service, 1975.
Director National Science Foundation project The Korean Minority in Japan. Consultant on Japanese culture Human Relations Area File, New Haven, 1975—1982. Consultant Cultural Learning East-West Center, Hawaii, 1978—1979.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Psychological Association (president Society for Psychological Anthropology 1984-1985), Association Asian Studies, American Anthropology Association.
Connections
Married Winifred Olsen, May 4, 1944 (divorced 1974). Married Suzanne Lake, November 18, 1974. Children: Laurie, Susan, Eric, Michael.
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Nationality
American
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Fulbright fellow, Nagoya, Japan, 1953-1955, National Institute of Mental Health fellow French Minister Justice, 1963, National Science Foundation fellow United Nations Social Defense Research Institute, Rome, 1972-1973. Fulbright Senior Research School Catholic University Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 1992.Fulbright fellow, Nagoya, Japan, 1953-1955, National Institute of Mental Health fellow French Minister Justice, 1963, National Science Foundation fellow United Nations Social Defense Research Institute, Rome, 1972-1973. Fulbright Senior Research School Catholic University Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 1992.