Raymond Elwood Fancher (born 1940)[1] is an American psychologist and historian. He is a Senior Scholar and Professor Emeritus at York University in Toronto, where he also helped to found the History and Theory of Psychology Ph.D. program. He is the author of nearly 100 publications on the history of psychology, and served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences from 2001 to 2005.[3][4]

Raymond Fancher
Born1940 (age 83–84)[1]
EducationWesleyan University
Harvard University
Spouse
Susan Lynn Cogburn
(m. 1964)
[2]
Scientific career
FieldsHistory of psychology
InstitutionsYork University
Thesis Accuracy and validity in person perception as functions of differing approaches to personality  (1967)
Notable studentsChristopher D. Green

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Sheehy, Noel; Chapman, Antony J.; Conroy, Wenday A. (2016-01-08). Biographical Dictionary of Psychology. Routledge. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-136-79885-6.
  2. ^ "Raymond Fancher Jr. Weds Susan Cogburn". The New York Times. 1964-02-08. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  3. ^ "Raymond E. Fancher". wwnorton.com. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  4. ^ "Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences". York University. Retrieved 2021-11-29.