Herbert Sidney Langfeld (July 24, 1879 – February 25, 1958) was an American psychologist and a past president of the

American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with over 133,000 members, including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students. It ha ...

(APA).

Biography

Langfeld grew up in Philadelphia and was initially drawn to a diplomatic career. He was working for the American Embassy in Berlin when he was attracted to psychology. He earned a PhD in 1909 at the

University of Berlin Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (german: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a German public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin. It was established by Frederick William III on the initiative ...

. He took a faculty position at

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and ultimately went to

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, where he became the psychological laboratory director and later the department chair for psychology. Langfeld was APA president in 1930. He also held leadership positions with the International Congress of Psychology and the Psychology Section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Langfeld, Herbert 1879 births 1958 deaths Presidents of the American Psychological Association Harvard University faculty Princeton University faculty