Carl Seashore

Carl Emil Seashore ( born January 28, 1866 Mörlunda (Sweden ), † 16 October 1949 Lewiston ( Idaho), USA ) was an American psychologist. He is, among others, for the development of the eponymous Musikalitätstests ( Measurements of Musical Talent, 1919) became known.

Life

Carl Emil Seashore was born as the first son of the farmer Carl Gustav and Emily Sjostrand. The last name Seashore is a direct translation of the name Sjostrand. Although the family lived in Sweden relatively well on her farm, she decided - probably for economic and religious reasons - to emigrate in 1869 to Iowa.

He visited after leaving school, the Gustavus Adolphus College near Minneapolis / St. Paul, from which he graduated in 1891. During this time he worked on outside of studying intensively with music ( active and passive ). He also served as organist and choir director of the Swedish Lutheran Church in Mankato and with the money he earned so that he could pay for almost his entire study.

After studying at Gustavus Adolphus College, he went to the newly opened psychological institute at Yale University and graduated after four years there, the first entitled " Philosophiae Doctor" ( Ph.D.) in Psychology from. After working a while as a research assistant there eventually summoned to him the Professor. He remained a few years, but then moved to the University of Iowa, where he remained until his retirement and taught.