Martin, Alfred Horatio (1883 - 1953)

Summary

Alfred Martin was a psychologist the early part of whose career was spent teaching in New South Wales public schools. Awarded the Irrawang Travelling Scholarship in 1919 he completed his PhD at Columbia University in 1921. Returning to Sydney he taught experimental psychology at the University of Sydney and had responsibility for setting up an experimental laboratory. Martin was a founding member and Secretary of the Australasian Association of Psychology and Philosophy. In 1926 he founded the Australian Institute of Industrial Psychology which under his direction pioneered the use in Australia of aptitude tests for vocational guidance and selection.

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Chronology

1886

Life event - Migrated to Sydney with his family

1899 - c. 1919

Career position - Taught at New South Wales public schools

1917

Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Sydney

1919

Award - Irrawang Travelling Scholarship

1919

Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Sydney

1921

Career position - Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Sydney

1921

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Columbia University, New York, U.S.A.

1923 - 1928

Career position - Foundation Secretary, Australasian Association of Psychology and Philosophy

1926

Career position - Founded Australian Institute of Industrial Psychology

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Published resources

Book Sections

• Brandon, Peter, 'Martin, Alfred Horatio (1883-1953), Psychologist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 15: 1940 - 1980 Kem-Pie, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2000), pp. 312-313. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A150370b.htm. Details

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21535401. Details
• 'Martin, A H (18830509-19530331)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-638170. Details