Background

Altus, William David was born on May 28, 1908 in Burlington, Kansas, United States. Son of Samuel Abraham and Cora Jane (Burch) Altus.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Kansas State Teachers College, 1930; Master of Science, Kansas State Teachers College, 1932; Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1941.

Career

Instructor, Santa Barbara College, 1941-1944; assistant professor, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1944-1947; associate professor, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1947-1954; professor, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1954-1975; professor emeritus, University of California at Santa Barbara, from 1975. Department chairman psychology, 1950-1955, faculty research lecturer, from 1961.

Achievements

• William David Altus has been listed as a noteworthy psychologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served from Second lieutenant to captain Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Fellow American Psychological Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Sierra Club. Clubs: University California Faculty, Channel City.

Connections

Married Mary Agnes Atkinson, December 14, 1929 (divorced 1948). Married Grace Merriman Thompson, December 24, 1951. Children: Martha, Elizabeth, Deborah.

Father:

Samuel Abraham Altus

Mother:

Cora Jane (Burch) Altus

Spouse:

Grace Merriman Thompson

Spouse:

Mary Agnes Atkinson

child:

Deborah Altus

child:

Martha Altus

child:

Elizabeth Altus