Raymond Cattell Timeline Biography By Sierrack Mar 20, 1905 Born in Hilltop, England Mar 12, 1920 Entered the feild of psychology Mar 12, 1921 Awarded a scholarship to study chemistry at University of London Jan 1, 1924 Obtained his chemistry degree Jan 1, 1929 Graduated with Ph.D in Psychology Jan 1, 1937 Invited to the U.S. by E.L. Thorndike in New York Jan 1, 1938 Became a professor of psychology at Clark university Jan 1, 1941 Invited to join the Harvard faculty Jan 1, 1945 Invited to University of Illinois Jan 1, 1946 Wrote Description and Measurment of Personality Mar 12, 1949 Cattell and his wife founded IPAT Jan 1, 1960 Founded the society of Mulitivariate Experimental Psychology Mar 12, 1973 Retired from the University of Illinois Mar 12, 1977 Moved to Hawaii Mar 12, 1982 Recieved the Educational Testing Service Award for Distinguished Service to Measurement Mar 12, 1986 Received the Dobzhansky Memorial Award of the Behavior Genetics Association Mar 12, 1986 Received the Honorary doctorates from the Hawaii School of Professional Psychology Jan 1, 1987 Received the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology Mar 12, 1994 Received the Lewis M. Terman and Maude A. Merrill Award, Riverside Publishing Company Jan 1, 1997 Offered a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Psychological Institution Mar 12, 1997 Received the Lifetime Contribution Award, Division 5 of the American Psychological Association Feb 4, 1998 Died at age 92
