Eliot Stellar

Eliot Stellar (November 1, 1919 – October 12, 1993) was an American physiological psychologist who did research of the physiological processes of the brain and how they affect motivation and behavior.^[1][2][3] The National Academy of Sciences called him "one of the founders of ... behavioral neuroscience".^[2] Stellar was a provost at the University of Pennsylvania,^[3][1] a member of the National Academy of Sciences^[3][2] and the president of the Academy's the Human Rights Committee,^[3] president of the Eastern Psychological Association,^[3] president of the American Philosophical Society,^[3][1] a recipient of the Warren Medal of the Society of Experimental Physiologists^[3] and of the American Psychological Foundation's Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement.^[3]

Chronology

• November 1, 1919: born in Boston, Massachusetts^[3]
• 1941: graduated from Harvard University^[3]
• 1942: M.S., Brown University^[3]
• 1947: Ph.D., Brown University^[3]
• 1947-1960: faculty positions at Johns Hopkins University^[3]
• 1960-1965: professor of physiological psychology, Department of Anatomy, the University of Pennsylvania^[3]
• 1967: the Warren Medal of the Society of Experimental Physiologists
• 1965-1973: director of the Institute of Neurological Sciences, the University of Pennsylvania^[3]
• 1973-1978: provost, the University of Pennsylvania^[3]
• 1990, at age 70, Chair of the Department of Anatomy, University of Pennsylvania^[3]
• 1993: the American Psychological Foundation's Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement^[3]
• 1993 dies of cancer at the University Medical Center in Philadelphia

References

1. New York Times:Dr. Eliot Stellar, 73; Viewed Psychology Through Physiology;By WOLFGANG SAXON; October 15, 1993
2. National Academies Press:Biographical Memoirs:Eliot Stellar;By Jay Schulkin
3. University of Pennsylvania:Eliot Stellar Papers;ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS;Eliot Stellar