Person
Porteus, Stanley David (1883 - 1972)
- Born
- 24 April 1883
Box Hill, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 21 October 1972
Hawaii, United States of America - Occupation
- Psychologist and Educator
Summary
Stanley Porteus was Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Hawaii 1925-1948. Earlier he was superintendent of special schools in Victoria 1912-1917 and developed an intelligence test known as the Porteus maze.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Day, R. H., 'Porteus, Stanley David (1883-1972), psychologist, educationalist and writer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 11: 1891 - 1939 Nes-Smi, Geoffrey Serle, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1988), pp. 261-262, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/porteus-stanley-david-8081. Details
Journal Articles
- Macmillan, M., 'Evolution and the neurosciences down-under', Journal of the history of the neurosciences, 18 (2) (2009), 150-96. https://doi.org/10.1080/09647040701662377. Details
- Turtle, Alison M., 'Peron, Porteus, and the Pacific Islands Regiment: the Beginings of Cross-cultural Psychology in Australia', Journal of the History of Behavioral Sciences, 27 (1991), 7-20. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7599879. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/109862189. Details
- 'Porteus, Stanley D (1883-1972)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1014087. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 14 August 2019
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