John Karl Pribram

Background

Pribram, John Karl was born on February 1, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Karl Harry and Helen Bermingham (Finnegan) Pribram.

Education

AB, Middlebury College, 1962; Master of Arts, Wesleyan University, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Massachusetts, 1973.

Career

Instructor, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine., 1970-1973; assistant professor, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine., 1973-1981; associate professor physics, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine., 1981-1989; professor physics, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine., since 1989; associate dean of faculty, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine., 1992-1996; chair department physics and astronomy, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine., 1985-1992, 98-. Visiting faculty University of Illinois, Urbana, 1979-1980, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1987-1988.

Achievements

• John Karl Pribram has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association Physics Teachers, American Physical Society, History of Science Society, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: racquetball, running, birding, hiking.

Connections

Married Hope Dimock Brown, June 22, 1963. Children: Sarah Hope, Margaret Annual.

Father:

Karl Harry Pribram

Mother:

Helen Bermingham (Finnegan) Pribram

Spouse:

Hope Dimock Brown

child:

Sarah Hope Pribram

child:

Margaret Annual Pribram