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Victor Goertzel

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Victor Goertzel (July 22, 1914 – May 23, 1999) was an American psychologist, author, and activist who stood up for Japanese internees in the United States during World War II.[1] He wrote the book Cradles of Eminence in 1962 with his wife Mildred[2][3] about the childhoods of accomplished people.[4] Ted Goertzel is their son.[5] He was a civil libertarian.[6]

Goertzel was born in Chicago and moved with his family to New York City. He was expelled from high school for expressing support for the U.S.S.R.[7] Goertzel graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in psychology in 1938. He received a doctorate in clinical psychology in 1953.[7] Victor and Mildred Goertzel contributed to Ted and Ben Goertzel's book on Linus Pauling.[8]

Bibliography

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  • Cradles of Eminence with Mildred Goertzel(1962)
  • Three Hundred Eminent Personalities with Mildred Goertzel
  • "Studies of Voluntary Psychiatric Patients"[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Obituary of Victor Goertzel". crab.rutgers.edu.
  2. ^ "PsycNET". psycnet.apa.org.
  3. ^ Carey, William B. (December 12, 2002). "Cradles of Eminence". Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 23 (6): 409. doi:10.1097/00004703-200212000-00002.
  4. ^ The Cradles of Eminence in Sports | Bleacher Report | Latest News, Videos and Highlights
  5. ^ "Video: "Analyzing Pauling's Personality: A Three Generational, Three Decade Project." Ted Goertzel - "The Life and Work of Linus Pauling (1901-1994): A Discourse on the Art of Biography." - February 28 - March 2, 1995 - Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries". scarc.library.oregonstate.edu.
  6. ^ Congress, The Library of. "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov.
  7. ^ a b "The connections between Russian Dissenters, Spies, Trotsky, and the Goertzel family tree". rahula.club. October 20, 2019.
  8. ^ McConnell, Harden M. (February 2, 1996). "Linus Pauling: A Life in Science and Politics". Science. 271 (5249): 603–605. doi:10.1126/science.271.5249.603.
  9. ^ "Goertzel, Victor 1914-1999 [WorldCat Identities]".