Background
Bentley, Madison was born on June 18, 1870 in Clinton, Iowa, United States. Son of Charles Eugene and Persis Orilla (Freeman) Bentley.
Bentley, Madison was born on June 18, 1870 in Clinton, Iowa, United States. Son of Charles Eugene and Persis Orilla (Freeman) Bentley.
Bachelor of Science, University of Nebraska, 1895 (Doctor of Laws, 1935). Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1898.
Assistant in psychology, instructor, assistant professor, Cornell, until 1912. Professor psychology and director psychological laboratories, University of Illinois, 1912-1928. Sage professor psychology, Cornell, 1928-1938.
Consultant for psychology, Library of Congress, 1938-1940, lecturer in psychology, Cornell University, 1942-1944.
Chairman division anthropology and psychology, National Research Council, 1930-1931. Captain Air Service, 1917-1918.
Major, United States Army, 1924-1934.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Psychological Association (president 1925), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, and Phi Kappa Psi. Wrote section on History in A Manual of American Literature, 1909.