Background
Lazarus, Richard Stanley was born on March 3, 1922 in New York City. Son of Abe and Matilda (Marks) Lazarus.
Lazarus, Richard Stanley was born on March 3, 1922 in New York City. Son of Abe and Matilda (Marks) Lazarus.
AB, City College of New York, 1942. Master of Science, University Pittsburgh, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pittsburgh, 1948.
Doctor honoris causa, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, 1988. Doctor honoris causa, University Haifa, Israel, 1995.
Assistant professor, Johns Hopkins, 1948-1953;
psychological consultant, VA, since 1952;
associate professor psychology, director clinical training program, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1953-1957;
associate professor psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 1957-1959;
professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1959-1991;
professor emeritus, University of California, Berkeley, since 1991. Principal investigator Air Force contracts dealing with psychological stress, 1951-1953, United States Public Health Service grant on personality psychological stress, 1953-1970. National Investigation Agency, National Institute on Drug Abuse, and National Cancer Institute grantee on stress, coping and health, 1977-1981, MacArthur Foundation research grantee, 1981-1984.
United States Public Health Service special fellow Waseda U., Japan,1963-1964.
1st lieutenant Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association (Distinguished Science Contribution award 1989). Member Western Psychological Association, Argentina Medical Association (honorary).
Married Bernice H. Newman, September 2, 1945. Children: David Alan, Nancy Eve.