Background
Carr, Harvey was born in 1873 in Morris, Illinois, United States. Son of Hamilton and Bell (Garden) Carr.
Carr, Harvey was born in 1873 in Morris, Illinois, United States. Son of Hamilton and Bell (Garden) Carr.
Student DePauw University, 1893-1895. Bachelor of Science, University Colorado, 1901, Master of Science, 1902. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1905.
Instructor psychology Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, 1906-1908. Assistant professor psychology University of Chicago, 1908-1916, associate professor, 1916-1923, professor, 1923-1938, chairman of department, 1926-1938, professor emeritus, since 1938. Advisory editor Journal of General Psychology.
Coöperating editor Company Psychology Monographs.
Author: Textbook of Psychology, 1925. An Introduction to Space Perception, 1935. Contributor on comparative psychology, visual speace perception, educational theory, etc.
Member American Psychological Association (president 1926), Sigma Xi, Sigma Nu. Club: Quadrangle.
Married Antoinette Cox, December 30, 1908. Children: Frances Garden, Laurence Hamilton, Virginia Thurston.