Morris Krugman (1899–1993) was an American

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.Bruce Lambert
"Dr. Morris Krugman, A Psychologist, 94, In New York Schools".
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'', 2/24/1993. He was born in

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and came to

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as a young child. He received his bachelor's degree from Brooklyn Polytechnic and a master's and doctorate from

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. He became the inaugural president of the

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(then The Rorschach Institute) in 1939.Ann M. O'Roark, John E. Exner. "History and Directory: Society for Personality Assessment Fiftieth Anniversary".

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1899 births 1993 deaths 20th-century American psychologists {{US-psychologist-stub