Background
Whiting, John Wesley Mayhew was born on June 12, 1908 in Chilmark, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Johnson and Emma (Mayhew) Whiting.
Whiting, John Wesley Mayhew was born on June 12, 1908 in Chilmark, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Johnson and Emma (Mayhew) Whiting.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1931;Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1938.
Research assistant, Institute Human Relations, Yale University, 1938-1943, 46-47;assistant professor, Iowa Child Welfare Research Station, State University Iowa, 1947-1949;lecturer, associate professor, Harvard University Graduate School Education, 1949-1954;professor, Harvard University Graduate School Education, 1954-1960;Charles N. Bigelow professor education, Harvard University Graduate School Education, 1960-1962;professor social anthropology, departments anthropology and social relations, Harvard University Graduate School Education, 1962-1978;professor emeritus, Harvard University Graduate School Education, since 1978;past director Laboratory Human Development, Harvard University Graduate School Education.
Served as lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Anthropological Association, American Psychological Association, American Academy Arts and Science, National Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi.
Married Beatrice Hamilton Blyth, June 5, 1938. Children: Susan Blyth, William B. (deceased).