Harry Harlow

Harry Harlow



Harry Harlow

Introduction

Harry Israel was born in Fairfield, a small rural town in Iowa. He was the third of four boys and grew up in a family that placed a premium on the value of education. Upon completion of his bachelor and doctoral degrees at Stanford University, his advisor convinced Harry to change his surname from Israel to Harlow owing to concern over possible discrimination because of his name. In 1930, Harlow began work as a comparative psychologist at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and remained there for his entire career. Among numerous honors, Harlow was a ...