Background
Jastrow, Joseph was born on January 30, 1863 in Warsaw, Poland. Son of Review Marcus and Bertha (Wolfsohn) Jastrow.
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Joseph Jastrow
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Bachelor of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1882, A.M., 1885. Fellow in psychology, Johns Hopkins, 1885-1886, Doctor of Philosophy, 1886. Doctor of Laws, Wittenberg, 1928.
Career
1 son, Benno B. (adopted). Professor psychology, University of Wisconsin, 1888-1927. In charge psychological section Chicago Exposition, 1893.
President American Psychological Association, 1900. Author: Time Relations of Mental Phenomena, 1890. Epitomes of Three Sciences (part author), 1890.
Fact and Fable in Psychology, 1900. The Subconscious, 1906. The Qualities of Men, 1910.
Character and Temperament, 1915. The Psychology of Conviction, 1918. Keeping Mentally Fit, 1928.
Piloting Your Life, 1930. Effective Thinking, 1931. The House that Freud Built, 1932.
Wish and Wisdom, 1934. Sanity First, 1935; The Betrayal of Intelligence, 1938. Editor and contributor: The Story of Human Error, 1936.
Contributor on psychological subjects in scientific journals and mags. Lecturer, Columbia University, 1910, New School for Social Research (New York), 1927-1933. Conducted daily syndicated articles under title “Keeping Mentally Fit,” 1928-1932.
Broadcast over National Broadcasting Company Network, 1935-1938. Address: care Greenberg, 400 Madison Avenue, New York, New York.
Connections
Married Rachel Szold, August 2, 1888 (died September 12, 1926).
