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Doctor Carl Campbell Brigham

Doctor Carl Campbell Brigham

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  • Name Carl Campbell Brigham 
    Title Doctor 
    Born 4 May 1890 
    Gender Male 
    Military Service U.S. Army, WWI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    He was commissioned as 1st Lieutenant in the Sanitary Corps, psychological service Oct. to Dec 1917 at Camp Dix. He was then assigned to Surgeon General's office in Washington DC with the group of psychologists revising army examinations. Jan to Mar 1918 he was at Camps Meade, Lee and Gordon, for psychological experiments. in Apr he was commissioned 1st Lieutenant in the Tank Corps, but did not go across to France.

    Analyzing data from the Army tests he came to the conclusion that the white race was of superior intelligence. He wrote about this in his book; A Study of American Intelligence, Princeton University Press, 1923. Though he later retracted his views on the intellectual superiority and specifically disowned the book. 
    Occupation He was Professor of Psychology in Princeton, New Jersey. 
    Siblings 4 siblings 
    Person ID I5912  Nagel
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2018 

    Father Charles Francis Brigham,   b. 24 Mar 1864,   d. 1931  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Ida Barnard Campbell,   b. Mar 1862,   d. 1951  (Age ~ 88 years) 
    Family ID F1998  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth G F Duffield 
    Married 10 Feb 1923 
    Family ID F1999  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart