Background
Hovland, Carl I. was born on June 12, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Ole C. and Augusta (Anderson) Hovland.
Hovland, Carl I. was born on June 12, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Ole C. and Augusta (Anderson) Hovland.
Bachelor of Arts, Northwestern University, 1932, Master of Arts, 1933. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale, 1936.
August 1960); children—David, Katharine. Instructor department of psychology and researcher Institute of Human Relations, Yale, 1936-1937, assistant professor, 1937-1942, director graduate studies, 1941, associate professor (in absentia), 1942. Chief psychologist, director of experimental studies, information and education division, Office Chief of Staff, War Department, 1942-1945.
Professor psychology, chairman of department and director laboratory of psychology Yale, 1945-1951, Sterling professor psychology, since 1947.
Consultant Bell Telephone laboratories, Incorporated., American Telephone & Telegraph Company Consultant unites states department of Justice, 1940, Secretary of War, 1942, Social Science Division, Rockefeller Foundation, Research Development Board, since 1947. Member science advisory board Office Chief of Staff Air Forces.
Republican National Research Council, Executive Committee, since 1954. Member Executive Committee Institute of Human Relations.
Director Social Science Research Council.
Director Vocational counselling service. Member psychobiology panel National Science Foundation. Member advsiory committee Ford Foundation Center for Advanced Study.
Also consultant Fund for Adult Education trustee Russell Sage Foundation.
Director Hamden Hall Country Day School. Member of advisory committee Human Resources Research Institute, Maxwell Field, 1948-1951, Cross-Cultural Research Group.
Member self-study visiting committee Stanford University.
Fellow American Psychological Association (director Member American Academy Arts and Sciences, Society of Experimental Psychologists, Eastern Psychological Association (president 1950), National Academy of Science, American Philosophical Society, Connecticut State Psychological Society (president 1946-1947), Sigma Xi. Phi Beta Kappa.; Clubs: Graduates, Morys (New Haven).
Married Gertrude Raddatz, June, 4, 1938 (deceased. Children: David, Katharine.