Milgram, Stanley

Stanley Milgram was born in New York City on August 15, 1933. After earning an A.B. degree at Queens College (1954) and a Ph.D. at Harvard University (1960), Milgram served as an assistant professor of psychology at Yale University, where he conducted his well-known experiments on obedience to authority. His later research while teaching at Harvard (1963-1967) and at the City University of New York (1967-1984), in addition to obedience, included studies of human communication, television violence, urban psychology, mental maps, and photography. Milgram died in New York City on December 20, 1984.

From the description of Stanley Milgram papers, 1927-1993 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702169601