- Early American psychologist
- Athletic direct at Stanford University
Frank Angell was born 8 July 1858 in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States to Charles Angell (1833-1900) and Harriet King (1836-1860) and died 2 November 1939 Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, United States of unspecified causes. He married Louisa Lee Bayard (1870-1944) 19 December 1891 in Tent, New Castle County, Delaware, United States.
Biography
Angell was born in 1857 in Scituate, Rhode Island. He graduated from the University of Vermont with an undergraduate degree in 1878. Angell spent several years teaching high school physics in Washington, DC.[1] He earned his PhD in the Leipzig laboratory of Wilhelm Wundt. He then founded the experimental psychology laboratories at Cornell University (1891) and Stanford University (1892). He remained at Stanford for the rest of his career, working primarily on psychophysics and as director of athletics. A track stadium at Stanford was named after him.
He was the nephew of University of Michigan president James Burrill Angell (1829-1916), and cousin of Yale University president James Rowland Angell (1869-1949)].[2]
Family
Angell in 1891 married Louisa Lee Bayard (1870-1944), daughter of Secretary of State Thomas Francis Bayard (1828-1898).[3] Mrs. Bayard entered into a Hollywood acting career in the 1920s after bearing three children: Charles (died 1949), Thomas Bayard Angell, and daughter Mabel.[4][5]
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Thomas Bayard Angell (1892-1987) | |||
| Mabel Bayard Angell (1893-1979) | |||
| Charles Angell (1895-1949) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Clarence Angell (1855-1855) | |||
| Frank Angell (1858-1939) | 8 July 1858 Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States | 2 November 1939 Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, United States | Louisa Lee Bayard (1870-1944) |
Residences
See Also
- Frank Angell
- Angell Family
- Angell in New Castle County, Delaware
- Angell in Santa Clara County, California
- Angell in Providence County, Rhode Island
- wikipedia:en:Frank Angell
References
- ^ Terman, Lewis M. (January 1940). "Frank Angell: 1857-1939". American Journal of Psychology 53 (1): 138–141.
- ^ Leroy Abrams; Lewis M. Terman; Robert E. Swain. "Memorial Resolution: Frank Angell". Stanford Historical Society. https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:tn566qw6633/SC0193_MemorialResolution_AngellF.pdf. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ Buffalo Enquirer, December 22, 1891, page 1
- ^ Oakland Tribune, March 11, 1949, page D3
- ^ Evening Journal (Wilmington, Delaware), February 21, 1921, page 1