Thomas, L. Eugene, 1932-

L. Eugene Thomas was born in Magnolia, Arkansas on 27 December 1932, and received his B.A. degree from Louisiana State University in 1955. He continued his education with a Masters in Divinity from Union Theological Seminary, a Masters in 1966 from the University of Chicago and two years later his doctorate, also from the University of Chicago.L. Eugene Thomas was a professor in the Department of Family Studies at the University of Connecticut for many years having been appointed in 1968 and becoming a full professor in 1982. Much of his research was focused on the psychology of personality, specifically as it applies to human aging. Some of Prof. Thomas' later research focused more specifically on the relationship between psychological maturity and spiritual transcendence in subjects he described as 'spiritually advanced.' Dr. Thomas died in 1998.

From the description of L. Eugene Thomas papers, 1979-1990. (University of Connecticut). WorldCat record id: 170931895

L. Eugene Thomas was born in Magnolia, Arkansas on 27 December 1932, and received his B.A. degree from Louisiana State University in 1955. He continued his education with a Masters in Divinity from Union Theological Seminary, a Masters in 1966 from the University of Chicago and two years later his doctorate, also from the University of Chicago. L. Eugene Thomas was a professor in the Department of Family Studies at the University of Connecticut for many years having been appointed in 1968 and becoming a full professor in 1982. Thomas received numerous awards and fellowships including American Institute of Indian Studies, Senior Research Fellowship ( India, 1983) and Senior Fulbright Research Fellowship ( India, 1989-1990; Turkey, 1996-1997)

Much of his research was focused on the psychology of personality, specifically as it applies to human aging. Some of Prof. Thomas' later research focused more specifically on the relationship between psychological maturity and spiritual transcendence in subjects he described as 'spiritually advanced.' Prof. Thomas utilized research methods derived from qualitative rather than quantitative analysis. Thus, rather than performing statistical studies on large populations, Prof. Thomas performed close linguistic analysis of transcripts from carefully selected interview subjects.

Dr. Thomas died in 1998.

From the guide to the L. Eugene Thomas Papers., undated, 1979-1990., (Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center .)