Jerome Bruner

1915 - 2016

country of citizenship: United States of America

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: Harvard University, Duke University, University of Cambridge

occupation: psychologist, university teacher, pedagogue

award received: Guggenheim Fellowship, Balzan Prize, APA Division 15 Career Achievement Award, William James Fellow Award, APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, honorary doctor of the University of Girona, honorary doctor of the University of Neuchâtel, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, honorary doctorate of the Autonomous University of Madrid, honorary doctor of the National University of Rosario, honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel

position held: President of the American Psychological Association

official website: www.psych.nyu.edu/bruner

Jerome Seymour Bruner (October 1, 1915 – June 5, 2016) was an American psychologist who made significant contributions to human cognitive psychology and cognitive learning theory in educational psychology. Bruner was a senior research fellow at the New York University School of Law. He received a BA in 1937 from Duke University and a PhD from Harvard University in 1941. He taught and did research at Harvard University, the University of Oxford, and New York University. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Bruner as the 28th most cited psychologist of the 20th century. Source: Wikipedia (en)