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Harry Harlow's life

By jace.martin
  • Birth

    Birth

    Harry Harlow (born to the name of Harry Israel, but later changed his name in 1930) was born on October 31st in 1905 in Fairfield, Iowa. As a child, he loved books and poetry. He went on to school outside of the Midwest, attending Stanford and majoring in psychology.
  • married Clara Mears; became staff of University of Wisconsin at Madison

    married Clara Mears; became staff of University of Wisconsin at Madison

    He married Clara Mears, one of Terman's gifted children, to Terman's delight, regarding her intelligence and Harlow's research abilities as an excellent match. They had two sons, but Clara soon left him taking the children with her, saying Harry had basically abandoned them for his work anyway. Harlow had taken a job at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, immediately upon graduating and established a primate laboratory where he spent his whole career.
  • Became part of the Anthropology at Columbia University

    Became part of the Anthropology at Columbia University

  • Became research Professor of Psychology

    Became research Professor of Psychology

  • Divorced Clara Mears; Married Margaret Kuenne

    Divorced Clara Mears; Married Margaret Kuenne

    His second wife was a colleague in child psychology, Margaret Kuenne. They also had two children, but he spent little time at home, always immersed in his research. When she died of cancer in 1971, though, Harlow was devastated, retiring a year later to Arizona.
  • Became president of the Midwestern Psychological Association

    Became president of the Midwestern Psychological Association

  • Became president of Division of Experimental Psychology

    Became president of Division of Experimental Psychology

  • Became the head of Human Resources Research Branch of Department of Army

    Became the head of Human Resources Research Branch of Department of Army

  • Became the head of Division of Anthropology and Psychology of National Research Council

    Became the head of Division of Anthropology and Psychology of National Research Council

  • Became the director of Primate Lab at the University of Wisconsin

    Became the director of Primate Lab at the University of Wisconsin

  • Became the president of the American Psychological Association

    Became the president of the American Psychological Association

  • Distinguished Psychologist Award

    Distinguished Psychologist Award

  • Became the director of Regional Primate Research Center

    Became the director of Regional Primate Research Center

  • Became the president of Division of Comparative & Physiological Psychology

    Became the president of Division of Comparative & Physiological Psychology

  • Margaret Kuenne died

    Margaret Kuenne died

    Died at Age: 97 years
    Lived: 35525 days
  • Remarried Clara Mears, Children: 3 Sons, 1 Daughter

    Remarried Clara Mears, Children: 3 Sons, 1 Daughter

  • He got an Annual Award from Society for the Scientific Study of Sex

    He got an Annual Award from Society for the Scientific Study of Sex

  • Became an Honorary Research Professor of Psychology

    Became an Honorary Research Professor of Psychology

  • Got an Von Gieson Award from New York State Psychiatric Institute

    Got an Von Gieson Award from New York State Psychiatric Institute

  • Got an International Award from Kittay Scientific Foundation

    Got an International Award from Kittay Scientific Foundation

  • Retired then died

    Retired then died

    He retired in 1973, leaving Madison, and his former colleagues dismantled the isolation chambers immediately. Harlow died on December 6, 1981 of Parkinson's disease.