Background

Gilbreth, Lillian Evelyn Moller was born on May 24, 1878 in Oakland, California, United States. Daughter of William and Annie (Delger) Moller.

Education

Bachelor in Literature, University California, 1900. Master in Literature, University California, 1902. Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1915.

Master in Engineering, University Michigan, 1928. Doctor in Engineering, Rutgers University, 1929. Doctor of Science, Brown University, 1931.

Doctor of Science, Russell Sage College, 1931. Doctor of Laws, University California, 1933. Doctor of Science (honorary), Smith College, 1945.

Doctor of Laws (honorary), Smith College, 1945. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Alfred University, 1948. Doctorate in Industrial Psychology, Purdue University, 1948.

Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Temple University, 1949. Doctorate in Engineering (honorary), Stevens Institute of Technology, 1950. Doctor of Science (honorary), Colby College, 1951.

Doctor of Science (honorary), Syracuse University, 1952. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Mills College, 1952. Doctor of Science (honorary), Lafayette College, 1952.

Doctor of Laws (honorary), Arizona State University, 1964. Degree (honorary), Pratt Institute.

Career

President consultant engineers in management Gilbreth, Inc., Montclair, New Jersey, from 1924. Director courses in motion study Purdue University, 1925-1932, professor management, 1935-1948. Chairman department personnel relations Newark College Engineering, 1941-1943.

Teacher P.I. Formosa, 1953-1954. Professor management University Wisconsin, 1955. Lecturer on technical and human relations problems in management Europe, Mexico, United States, Asia, Australia, Canada, from 1955.

Member committees on civil defense United States Government, Presidential Emergency Committee for Unemployment Relief, 1930. Educational advisor, Office of War Information during World World War II. Consultant Institute Rehabilitation Medicine.

Achievements

• Achievements include first female professor in the engineering school at Purdue University. Patents in field.

Works

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  • Applied motion study; a collection of papers on the efficient method to industrial preparedness [FACSIMILE]

    (FACSIMILE REPRODUCTION: 1917Applied motion study; a colle...)

  • The Psychology of Management - The Function of the Mind in Determining, Teaching and Installing Methods of Least Waste

    (The Psychology of Management - The Function of the Mind i...)

  • Applied Motion Study; a Collection of Papers on the Efficient Method to Industrial Preparedness

    (Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We h...)

  • Fatigue Study, the Elimination of Humanity's Greatest Unnecessary Waste

    (Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We h...)

  • Fatigue Study; The Elimination of Humanity's Greatest Unnecessary Waste, a First Step in Motion Study

    (Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We h...)

  • Applied Motion Study: A Collection of Papers On the Efficient Method to Industrial Preparedness - Scholar's Choice Edition

    ( This work has been selected by scholars as being cultur...)

  • Applied motion study; a collection of papers on the efficient method to industrial preparedness - Scholar's Choice Edition

    ( This work has been selected by scholars as being cultur...)

  • Fatigue study, the elimination of humanity's greatest unnecessary waste: a first step in motion stud - Scholar's Choice Edition

    ( This work has been selected by scholars as being cultur...)

  • Fatigue Study; the Elimination of Humanity's Greatest Unnecessary Waste.. - Scholar's Choice Edition

    ( This work has been selected by scholars as being cultur...)

  • Fatigue study, the elimination of humanity's greatest unnecessary waste a first step in motion study

    (Lang- English, Pages 234 It is the reproduction of the or...)

  • Fatigue Study, The Elimination of Humanity's Greatest Unnecessary Waste: A First Step in Motion Study (Classic Reprint)

    (PREFACE In the final analysis, that organization is best ...)

  • Fatigue study, the elimination of humanity's greatest unnecessary waste: a first step in motion stud

    (This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curat...)

  • Fatigue Study: The Elimination Of Humanityââ¬â¢s Greatest Unnecessary Waste; A First Step In Motion Study (1916)

    (This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of th...)

  • Applied Motion Study: A Collection of Papers On the Efficient Method to Industrial Preparedness

    (This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. T...)

  • Applied Motion Study: A Collection of Papers on the Efficient Method to Industrial Preparedness - Primary Source Edition

    (This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. T...)

  • Motion study for the handicapped

    (This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. T...)

  • Motion Study for the Handicapped - Primary Source Edition

    (This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. T...)

  • Fatigue Study, the Elimination of Humanity's Greatest Unnecessary Waste: A First Step in Motion Study... - Primary Source Edition

    ( This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923....)

  • Fatigue Study, the Elimination of Humanity's Greatest Unnecessary Waste; A First Step in Motion Study - Primary Source Edition

    (This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. T...)

  • Fatigue Study: The Elimination Of Humanity's Greatest Unnecessary Waste, A First Step In Motion Study

    (This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. T...)

  • The Psychology of Management

    (DEFINITION OF PSYCHOLOGY OF MANAGEMENT.--The Psychology o...)

  • The Psychology of Management

    (DEFINITION OF PSYCHOLOGY OF MANAGEMENT.--The Psychology o...)

  • The Psychology of Management: The Function of the Mind in Determining, Teaching and Installing Methods of Least Waste

    (The Psychology of Management. The Function of the Mind in...)

  • Fatigue Study, the Elimination of Humanity's Greatest Unnecessary Waste: A ... 1916 [Hardcover]

    (Lang:- English, Pages 241. Reprinted in 2015 with the hel...)

  • Fatigue Study: the Elimination of Humanity's Greatest Unnecessary Waste: A ... 1916 [Hardcover]

    (Lang:- English, Pages 247. Reprinted in 2015 with the hel...)

  • Applied motion study a collection of papers on the efficient method to industrial preparedness 1917 [Hardcover]

    (Lang:- eng, Pages 272. Reprinted in 2015 with the help of...)

  • Motion study for the handicapped 1920 [Hardcover]

    (Lang:- eng, Pages 246. Reprinted in 2015 with the help of...)

  • [(Applied Motion Study: A Collection of Papers on the Efficient Method to Industrial Preparedness )] [Author: Frank Bunker Gilbreth] [Mar-2010]
  • APPLIED MOTION STUDY. A Collection of Papers on the Efficient Method to Industrial Preparedness.
  • Applied Motion Study: A Collection of Papers on The Efficient Method to Industrial Preparedness
  • Living With Our Children
  • The Foreman in Manpower Management
  • The foreman in manpower management
  • [(Fatigue Study, the Elimination of Humanity's Greatest Unnecessary Waste; A First Step in Motion Study )] [Author: Frank Bunker Gilbreth] [Mar-2010]
  • Living With Our Children [Inscribed and Signed].
  • [(Applied Motion Study: A Collection of Papers on the Efficient Method to Industrial Preparedness )] [Author: Frank Bunker Gilbreth] [Mar-2010]
  • Management in the Home
  • Management in the Home
  • Fatigue Study: the Elimination of Humanity
  • Fatigue study;: The elimination of humanity's greatest unnecessary waste, a first step in motion study,

• Other Work

  • Author (with Frank B. Gilbreth) Motion Study, 1911, Fatigue Study, 1917, Applied Motion Study, 1917, Motion Study for the Handicapped, 1919, The Psychology of Management, 1921, Living with Our Children, 1928, Normal Lives for the Disabled (with Edna Yost), 1945, The Foreman and Manpower Management (with Alice Rice Cook), 1947, Management in the Home (with O.M. Thomas, Eleanor C. Clymer), 1954, 59. Contributor to Indsl Engineering handbook.

Membership

Member housing committee 20th Century Fund. Member New Jersey State Board Regents, 1929-1933. Member Essex Company Vocational Board.

Trustee Russell Sage College, 1943-1945, Montclair Library., 1944-1954. Volunteer Girl Scouts. Fellow British Institute Management (honorary).

Member American Association of University Women, American Management Association (honorary), Institute Management, Society Advancement of Management (honorary), Academy Masaryk, American Psychological Association, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (honorary)(first woman member), Engineering Institute Canada (honorary), American Home Economics Association (honorary), Society Industrial Engineers (honorary), Institute of Science Management Poland, Women's Engineering Society London, National Academy of Engineering (first woman elected), International Academy Management, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Frank Bunker Gilbreth, October 19, 1904 (deceased June 14, 1924). Children: Anne Moller (Mistress Robert E. Barney), Mary Elizabeth (deceased), Ernestine Moller (Mistress Charles E. Carey), Martha Bunker (Mistress Richard E. Tallman) (deceased), Frank Bunker, William Moller, Lillian Moller (Mistress Donald D. Johnson), Frederick Moller, Daniel Bunker, John Moller, Robert Moller, Jane Moller (Mistress Donald D. Johnson).

Father:

William Moller

Mother:

Annie (Delger) Moller

Spouse:

Frank Bunker Gilbreth

child:

Anne Moller Gilbreth (Mistress Robert E. Barney)

child:

Mary Elizabeth Gilbreth (deceased)

child:

Ernestine Moller Gilbreth (Mistress Charles E. Carey)

child:

Martha Bunker Gilbreth (Mistress Richard E. Tallman) (deceased)

child:

Frank Bunker Gilbreth

child:

William Moller Gilbreth

child:

Lillian Moller Gilbreth (Mistress Donald D. Johnson)

child:

Frederick Moller Gilbreth

child:

Daniel Bunker Gilbreth

child:

John Moller Gilbreth

child:

Robert Moller Gilbreth

child:

Jane Moller Gilbreth (Mistress Donald D. Johnson)