Abraham Harold Maslow was born on April 1, 1908, in Brooklyn, New York. The first of seven children, he was the son of Samuel and Rose (Schilofsky) Maslow. His parents were Jewish immigrants from Russia who were quite destitute and rather uneducated. Maslow was the sole Jewish boy in his neighborhood; therefore, he was unhappy and lonesome throughout the majority of his childhood. Because of this, he solicited refuge and comfort in books.

Albert Bandura was born on December 4, 1925 in the province of Alberta, Canada. His parents were Polish wheat farmers. He went to a small high school with only 20 students and 2 teachers. In 1949 Bandura received his B.A. from the University of British Columbia. Bandura then went on to the University of Iowa where he obtained his doctorate in 1952. Upon graduation Bandura did a clinical internship at the Wichita Kansas Guidance Center.

Alfred Binet was born on July 11, 1857 in Nice, France. He was the only child of a physician father and an artist mother. His parents separated when he was very young and he was raised by his mother who went with him to Paris when he was 15, so he could attend a famous law school there. Binet received his license to practice law in 1878 and then decided to follow the family tradition of medicine. Nevertheless, his interest in psychology became more important

One of the most influential psychologist ever is B. F. Skinner. Skinner was born and raised in the small rural town of Susquehanna, Pa. He graduated high school in the very same house that he was born in. He had one brother who was 2½ years younger than he, who died at the age of 16 from a cerebral aneurism. Skinner enjoyed working with his hands, many of his childhood days were spent building things such as rollerscooters, steerable wagons and sleds.

Bibb Latane was born on July 19th 1937 in New York City. His parents were Henry Allen and Felicite Gillman (Bibb) Latane. He had a sister, Julie, who obtained a degree in psychology before her death in 1963. In 1958 he earned his BA at Yale in Culture and Behavior. He chose Culture and Behavior so he could stay up late and sleep in late (Latane, personal notes). Five years later he earned a Ph.D. in Psychology with a minor in Journalism

Birute M. F. Galdikas, was born in Germany in 1946, raised in Canada, and earned her Ph.D in anthropology at UCLA. She is an expert primatologist whose primary focus is on that of her research and preservation of the indigenous orangutan that inhabit the tropical rain forests of Borneo and Sumatra. Borneo and Sumatra are both islands of Indonesia, surrounded by the water of the South China Sea. On the southern shore of Borneo is a National Park

Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and founder of the school of analytical psychology. He proposed and developed the concepts of the extroverted and introverted personality, archetypes, and the collective unconscious. The issues that he dealt with arose from his personal experiences. For many years Jung felt as if he had two separate personalities. One introverted and other extroverted. This interplay resulted in his study

Carl R. Rogers is known as the father of client-centered therapy. Throughout his career he dedicated himself to humanistic psychology and is well known for his theory of personality development. He began developing his humanistic concept while working with abused children. Rogers attempted to change the world of psychotherapy when he boldly claimed that psychoanalytic, experimental, and behavioral therapists were preventing their clients

Who thought that an average gentleman from the country would make an impact on science in the way Charles Darwinhas with his theory of evolution by natural selection? The English naturalist and author was born in the country town of Shrewsbury on February 12th of 1809. He was the son of a well respected and successful physician, and Susannah Wedgwood, a warm-hearted woman of a wealthy family.

Clark Hull grew up handicapped and contracted polio at the age of 24, yet he became one of the great contributors to psychology. His family was not well off so his education had to be stopped at times. Clark earned extra money through teaching. Originally Clark aspired to be a great engineer, but that was before he fell in love with the field of Psychology. By the age of 29 he graduated from Michigan University.

David Buss was born on April 14, 1953 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is the son of Arnold H. Buss and Edith H. Nolte and has one older brother and one younger sister. Buss has lived in several different places throughout his life, including Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Austin, Texas; Berkeley, California; and Ann Arbor, Michigan. He earned his Bachelor of the Arts Degree in psychology at the University of Texas in 1976 and his Ph. D. at the University of California

David C. Riccio's research focuses upon memory processes and learning in animals with interest in behavioral aspects of anterograde and retrograde amnesia, ontogenetic changes in memory, memory for stimulus attributes, and extinction of fear. He has generated substantial evidence that memorial deficits long believed to be due to trace disruption are most likely due to retrieval difficulties.

David Hothersall was born in Long Ridge, England on August 25, 1940. Long Ridge was a tiny village with a population size of less than 200. The closest well-known town near Long Ridge is Preston. Ernest, Hothersall's father, worked as an architect and his mother, Margaret, worked as an administrative secretary. He and his older sister grew up in the years following WWII during times of great difficulty, admist extensive bomb damage and the rationing of food.

Dian Fossey was born on January 16, 1932 in San Francisco, California. She was the only child of George and Kitty Fossey. When she was only three, her mother divorced her alcoholic father and she didn't see him much afterwards. Three years later, her mother married a builder named Richard Price, who didn't treat her very well. For example, he insisted she eat her dinner in the kitchen with the housekeeper until she was ten.

A teacher, nurse, humanitarian, and social reformer for the mentally ill, that was Dorothea Lynde Dix. She enjoyed helping people. At the age of 54, Dorothea had traveled half of the United States and Europe inspecting institutions, jails, etc. for mistreatment (URL 1). She left her mark on society as to its current outlook of the mentally ill. Her achievements are still being felt today as we release more and more of the stigmata

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