Wayne Wickelgren
Wayne Allen Wickelgren | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | June 4, 1938 Hammond, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 2005 (aged 67) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse | Barbara Gordon-Lickey (m. 1962–1972) |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.) |
Wayne Allen Wickelgren was a professor of psychology at Columbia University.
Early life
Wickelgren was born on June 4, 1938, to Herman and Alma Larson Wickelgren. He graduated from Hammond High School.[1]
Education
Wickelgren attended Harvard University, graduating summa cum laude with the Class of 1960. He studied social relations. He received a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1962.[2]
Career
In 1962, Wickelgren started as an assistant professor in the Psychology department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[3] While there, he rose to full Professor and researched problem-solving, learning, and language.[4]
In 1969, he started as a professor of psychology at the University of Oregon where he worked until 1987.[5] From 1987 until his death in 2005, he was an Adjunct Research Scientist at Columbia University.[6]
Wicklegren's work was used by James McClelland and David Rumelhart to develop the Wickelphone which is a sequence of 3 letters or symbols used together in a word.[7]
He was a member of the International Neural Network Society, the Society for Neuroscience, the Psychonomic Society, the Cognitive Science Society, and the Society for Mathematical Psychology.
Books
- Math Coach: A Parent's Guide to Helping Children Succeed in Math (2001) [8]
- How to Solve Mathematical Problems (1995) [9]
- Cognitive Psychology (1979) [10]
- Learning and Memory (1977) [11]
- How to Solve Problems: Elements of a Theory of Problems and Problem Solving (1974) [12]
Personal life
In 1962, Wickelgren married Barbara Gordon-Lickey. They had 2 children: Ingrid Wickelgren (1967) and lawyer Abraham Wickelgren (1969). The couple divorced in 1972. With partner Norma Graham, he had 3 children: physicist Peter W. Graham (1980), mathematician Kirsten Wickelgren (1981), and Jeanette Wickelgren (1985). Wickelgren was survived by his partner Norma Graham.[13]
References
- ^ Harvard Alumni Association Class Report Office (March 14, 2018). "Wayne Allen Wickelgren". Harvard. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ Wickelgren, Wayne (March 14, 2018). "Wayne Wickelgren". Columbia. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ Wickelgren, Wayne (March 14, 2018). "Wayne Wickelgren". Columbia. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ Harvard Alumni Association Class Report Office (March 14, 2018). "Wayne Allen Wickelgren". Harvard. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ Wickelgren, Wayne (March 14, 2018). "Wayne Wickelgren". Columbia. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ Harvard Alumni Association Class Report Office (March 14, 2018). "Wayne Allen Wickelgren". Harvard. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ Steven Pinker, A. Prince (1989), "Language and connectionism", Connections and symbols, MIT Press, p. 89, ISBN 978-0-262-66064-8
- ^ Amazon (2001). "Math Coach: A Parent's Guide to Helping Children Succeed in Math". Amazon. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ Amazon (1995). "How to Solve Mathematical Problems". Amazon. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ Amazon (1979). "Cognitive Psychology". Amazon. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ Amazon (1977). "Learning and Memory". Amazon. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ Amazon (1974). "How to Solve Problems: Elements of a Theory of Problems and Problem Solving". Amazon. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ Harvard Alumni Association Class Report Office (March 14, 2018). "Wayne Allen Wickelgren". Harvard. Retrieved June 19, 2024.