Background
Krasner, Leonard was born on December 17, 1924 in Brooklyn. Son of Samuel and Helen (Randell) Krasner.
Krasner, Leonard was born on December 17, 1924 in Brooklyn. Son of Samuel and Helen (Randell) Krasner.
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1946. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1950.
Instructor department psychology, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1950-1951; staff clinical psychologist, Mental Hygiene Clinic, Veterans Administration Hospital., Brooklyn, 1951-1953; assistant professor department psychology, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1953-1954; assistant chief clinical psychological services, Veterans Administration Hospital., Lexington, Kentucky, 1954-1956; chief psychological training control unit, Veterans Administration Hospital., Palo Alto, California, 1956-1965; director clinical training, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1965-1972; associate consultant professor department psychology, Stanford University, 1957-1965; United States Public Health Service visiting scholar, Ednl. Testing Svc., Princeton, New Jersey, 1964-1965; professor psychology, psychiatry, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1965-1986; professor emeritus, State University of New York, Stony Brook, since 1986; clinical professor department psychiatry, Stanford (California) U., since 1986.
With United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association (board directors 1972-1975), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Miriam Shostak, August 10, 1947. Children: Wendy, David, Charles, Stefanie.