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{{Infobox person | name = William Herbert Sheldon | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = November 19, 1898 | birth_place = [[Warwick, Rhode Island]] | death_date = September 17, 1977 | death_place = [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | residence = | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | education = | employer = | occupation = [[Psychologist]] and [[Eugenics|Eugenicist]] | title = | salary = | networth = | height = | weight = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | religion = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} |
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'''William Herbert Sheldon''' (November 19, 1898 – September 17, 1977) was an [[United States|American]] [[psychologist]] and [[numismatist]]. |
'''William Herbert Sheldon''' (November 19, 1898 – September 17, 1977) was an [[United States|American]] [[psychologist]] and [[numismatist]]. |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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==Scientific heritage== |
==Scientific heritage== |
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Sheldon found a strong correlation between a person's physique and behavior, a field of study called "constitutional psychology." |
Sheldon found a strong correlation between a person's physique and behavior, a field of study called "constitutional psychology."<ref>[http://site.spiritofobama.com/About.html Roeckelein, Jon E.] [http://books.google.com/books?id=6mu3DLkyGfUC&pg=PA428&dq=%22Sheldon%27s+research+led+to+the+strong+confirmation%22&hl=en&ei=SG_bTv6XO4-WOt6H6bUO&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1 Dictionary of Theories, Laws, and Concepts in Psychology] Greenwood Publishing Group, 1998, p. 428</ref> |
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== Publications == |
== Publications == |
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Revision as of 14:12, 4 December 2011
William Herbert Sheldon | |
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| Born | November 19, 1898 |
| Died | September 17, 1977 |
| Occupation(s) | Psychologist and Eugenicist |
William Herbert Sheldon (November 19, 1898 – September 17, 1977) was an American psychologist and numismatist.
Biography
Born in Warwick, Rhode Island, in 1898,[1] William Sheldon distinguished himself in two fields.
In psychology, he developed a new version of somatotypology by classifying people into three somatotypes—endomorphic, mesomorphic, and ectomorphic—based on many photographs and measurements of nude figures (mainly Ivy League students).[1]
In numismatics, he authored Early American Cents and later revised that work within Penny Whimsy (these were the most exhaustive catalogues of the varieties of early American large cents at that time). The Sheldon variety list for Early American Cents is still in use today. He also developed the "Sheldon scale" that graded coins on a numeric basis from 1 to 70, which is still standard among American numismatists.[2]
William Herbert Sheldon died in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1977.[3]
Scientific heritage
Sheldon found a strong correlation between a person's physique and behavior, a field of study called "constitutional psychology."[4]
Publications
- Sheldon, William H. ♦ The Varieties of Human Physique (An Introduction to Constitutional Psychology) ♦ Harper & Brothers, 1940
- Sheldon, William H. ♦ The Varieties of Temperament (A Psychology of Constitutional Differences) Harper & Brothers, 1942
- Sheldon, William H. ♦ Atlas of Men ♦ Harper and Brothers, 1954
- Sheldon, William H. ♦ Early American Cents, 1793–1814 ♦ Harper & Brothers, 1949
- Sheldon, William H. ♦ Penny Whimsy ♦ Harper & Row, 1958
See also
References
- ^ a b Richard N. Walker. "W. H. Sheldon" (obituary). Psychiatric Bulletin 1978, 2:104-105.
- ^ Grading Coins
- ^ "William H. Sheldon, 78. Correlated Physiques and Traits of Behavior. Headed Research Center". The New York Times. September 18, 1977.
Dr. William Herbert Sheldon, a psychologist and researcher in correlating human biology and physique with social behavior, died Friday of a heart ailment at his office at the Biological Humanics Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was 78 years old.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Roeckelein, Jon E. Dictionary of Theories, Laws, and Concepts in Psychology Greenwood Publishing Group, 1998, p. 428
Further reading
- Gardner, Theories of personality (John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1959), pp. 336-377 (Sheldon's constitutional psychology.) - includes biography of Sheldon
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