Background
Larson, John Augustus was born on December 11, 1892 in Shelbourne, Nova Scoti, Canada. Son of Lars and Lucina Antonina (Mack) Larson.
Larson, John Augustus was born on December 11, 1892 in Shelbourne, Nova Scoti, Canada. Son of Lars and Lucina Antonina (Mack) Larson.
Bachelor of Arts, Boston University, 1914, American, 1915. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, 1920, graduate School of Criminology, 1923. Doctor of Medicine Rush Medical College, 1928.
; 1 son, John William Earle. Came to the United States, 1892, naturalized, 1910. Assistant in biology Boston University, 1914-1915.
Instructor University of Southern California, 1915-1916.
Assistant instructor later instructor physiology University of California, 1916-1920. Research in criminology with Berkeley (California) Police Department, 1920-1923.
Research psychologist State of Illinois, 1923-1927. Medical house officer Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1927-1928, assistant resident in psychiatry, 1928-1929.
Assistant, later instructor in psychiatry Johns Hopkins Medical School, 1928-1929.
Psychiatrist Iowa Psychopathic Hospital, and associate in psychiatry U. Iowa Medical School, 1929-1930. Instructor, later assistant clinical professor in psychiatry Rush Medical College, 1930-1936. Assistant state criminologist State of Illinois, 1930-1936.
Research on validity of lie detector University of Chicago, 1931.
Supervisor psychiatric fellows Mandel Clinics, University of Chicago, 1932-1936. Neurologist central Free Dispensary, Chicago, 1931-1936.
Became assistant director Psychopathic Clinic, City of Detroit, 1936. Physician in charge drastic therapy 1 year clinical director Long Island.
Lecturer forensic psychiatry Honolulu Police Department, director Seattle Mental Hygiene Clinic.
Psychiatrist, Blythewood, Greenwich, Connecticut, 6 months, 1944. Chief psychiatrist North. Mexico Eastern State Hospital, January 1946-March 1947. Superintendent Arizona Eastern State Hospital, Phoenix, 1947-1949, Logansport (Indiana) Eastern State Hospital, 1949.
Clinical director and director research Wabash Valley Sanitarium Hospital, Lafayette, Indiana, 1955-1957.
Superintendent Maximum Security Hospital, Nashville, also prison psychiatrist Tennessee State Prison, Nashville, 1957-1961. Psychiatric director Huron Mental Health Center (South Dakot), 1961-1963.
Member of the board Arizona Hospital Advisory Survey and Construction Council Life fellow American Psychiatric Association (chairman court committee), American Orthopsychiat. Association; member Arizona, Maricopa County medical societies, Arizona Psychiatric Association, International Association Police Psychiatry (member Executive Committee). Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association, International Society of Identification, Norse Civic Association (chairman civic affairs committee), Sigma Psi, Alpha Kappa Kappa.
Developer, Larson Polygraph test in correlating several forms of apparatus, a decided modification of the Marston lie detection test was introduced into police and criminological procedure in 1921.
Club: Swedish-American.
Married Margaret Steele Taylor, August 9, 1922 (deceased.