| IN MEMORIAM
FILLMORE H. SANFORD
Fillmore H. Sanford, professor of psychology,
died on August 5, 1967. He was 53.
Professor Sanford was born on January 26,
1914, in Chatham, Virginia. He earned a bachelor s degree at
the University of Richmond in 1935 and master s and doctoral
degrees from Harvard University in 1937 and 1941, respectively.
Professor Sanford taught at the University
of Maryland and at Haverford College. He joined the faculty of
The University of Texas at Austin in 1957, where he was teaching
at the time of his death.
Dr. Sanford authored Psychology for Naval
Leaders (1949), Authoritarianism and Leadership (1950),
and Psychology: A Scientific Study of Man (1961). He also
published research in numerous journals, including the Public
Opinion Quarterly, the American Psychologist, and the
Psychological Bulletin. He served as editor of Contemporary
Psychology, A Journal of Book Reviews in 1962.
Professor Sanford was a fellow with the American
Psychological Association and served as president of the American
Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology.
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John R. Durbin, Secretary
The General Faculty
Biographical sketch
prepared by Teresa Palomo Acosta and posted on the Faculty Council
web site on May 24, 2001. Additional biographical sources can
be found in the UT Office of Public Affairs. |
