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William A. Brownell

William Arthur Brownell
Born 19 May 1895
Smethport, Pennsylvania
Died 28 May 1977
Walnut Creek, California
Partner(s) Kathryn K.

William Arthur Brownell (May 19, 1895 – May 28, 1977) was an American educational psychologist.

Brownell was born in Smethport, Pennsylvania on May 19, 1895. He graduated from Allegheny College in 1917. He received a Ph.D. in 1926 from the University of Chicago.

From 1930 to 1949 he was a professor of educational psychology at Duke University where he did his most important research.

From 1950 to his retirement in 1962 he was the Dean of the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Education.

In 1965 he received the E. L. Thorndike Award.

He married Kathryn K. (1903-2001) and they had at least one child.


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