William James
(1842-1910)
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Education

  • Harvard University, M.D. 1869
  • Professor, Harvard University

Career Highlights

Major Contributions to Instructional Development

  • Established at Harvard one of the first psychology demonstration teaching laboratories
    in the world
  • wrote (with Thorndike) Principles of Psychology (1890s)

 

Related Websites

William James
http://www.dushkin.com/connectext/psy/ch01/james.mhtml

http://www.emory.edu/EDUCATION/mfp/james.html
A comprehesive site about William James.This site includes the following information:

  • Chronology and photographs of William James.
  • Three of his students write their impression of James.
  • Passages from William James
  • Some excellent advice for professors and researchers.

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/james/
This site includes the following information:

  • Chronology of James’s Life
  • Early Writings
  • Late Writings