Fullerton was born in Fatehgarh, India, the son of the Rev. Robert Stuart Fullerton and Martha White Fullerton, American Presbyterian missionaries. He moved to Philadelphia with his widowed mother and his siblings, after his father's death in 1865.[1] He graduated in 1879 from the University of Pennsylvania and in 1884 from Yale Divinity School.
Careeredit
Fullerton returned to the University of Pennsylvania to be an instructor, adjunct professor, and dean of the department of philosophy, dean of the college, and vice provost of the university. In 1904 he was appointed professor of philosophy at Columbia University, and served as head of the department.
In 1914, while he was an exchange professor at the University of Vienna, World War I broke out. He was lecturing at Munich, Germany when interned. Fullerton was imprisoned as a civilian enemy national. He remained imprisoned for four years, until the end of the war, and conditions were so harsh that he returned to the U.S. with his health permanently damaged. (Scottish psychologist Henry J. Watt suffered a similar fate.)
Personal lifeedit
In 1884 Fullerton married Miss Rebekah Daingerfield Smith of Alexandria, Virginia; she died in 1892. Five years later, he married Julia Winslow Dickerson of Philadelphia, his widow. There were no children. Nearly an invalid for the last decade of his life, Fullerton died by suicide on March 23, 1925, at the age of 66. He was survived by his sisters in India, teacher Mary Fullerton, and physician Anna Martha Fullerton.[3]
Selected publicationsedit
Fullerton's philosophy was realist. His writings include:
The Conception of the Infinite (1887)
A Plain Argument for God (1889)
On Sameness and Identity (1890)
On the Perception of Small Differences, with Cattell (1892)
An Introduction to Philosophy (1906)An Introduction to Philosophy. Reprint. Publisher: Ruby Press & Co.First Edition: 2015 ISBN978-9-3823-9537-9
The World We Live in, or Philosophy and Life in the Light of Modern Thought (1912)
Germany of to-day. by George Stuart Fullerton, Ph. D. LL.D. Professor of Philosophy in Columbia University, New York. Honorary Professor in the University of Vienna. First American Exchange Professor in Austria. Publisher: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Indianapolis, 1915
A Handbook of Ethical Theory (1922) A Handbook of Ethical Theory. Reprint. Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (September 2, 2013) ISBN978-1-4923-1845-3
Referencesedit
^Genealogy of Hugh Stewart and His Descendants. F.J. Heer Printing. 1914. pp. 37, 42–44.
^"APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
^"Dr. G.S. Fullerton Commits Suicide". The New York Times. March 24, 1925. p. 25.
George Stuart Fullerton, 1859-1925 Life and Obituaries 6 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
Shook, John R., ed. (2005). "Fullerton, George Stuart (1859–1925)". Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers. pp. 877–878. ISBN9781843710370.
george, stuart, fullerton, august, 1859, march, 1925, american, philosopher, psychologist, born, 1859, august, 1859fatehgarh, indiadiedmarch, 1925, 1925, aged, poughkeepsie, yorkeducationuniversity, pennsylvania, yale, divinity, schooloccupation, philosopher, . George Stuart Fullerton August 18 1859 March 23 1925 was an American philosopher and psychologist George Stuart FullertonBorn 1859 08 18 August 18 1859Fatehgarh IndiaDiedMarch 23 1925 1925 03 23 aged 65 Poughkeepsie New YorkEducationUniversity of Pennsylvania Yale Divinity SchoolOccupation s Philosopher psychologistSpousesRebekah Daingerfield Smith m 1884 died 1892 wbr Julia Winslow Dickerson m 1897 wbr Signature Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Selected publications 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editFullerton was born in Fatehgarh India the son of the Rev Robert Stuart Fullerton and Martha White Fullerton American Presbyterian missionaries He moved to Philadelphia with his widowed mother and his siblings after his father s death in 1865 1 He graduated in 1879 from the University of Pennsylvania and in 1884 from Yale Divinity School Career editFullerton returned to the University of Pennsylvania to be an instructor adjunct professor and dean of the department of philosophy dean of the college and vice provost of the university In 1904 he was appointed professor of philosophy at Columbia University and served as head of the department In 1890 Fullerton was elected to the American Philosophical Society 2 He was the host of the first annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in 1892 at the University of Pennsylvania and the APA s fifth president in 1896 In 1914 while he was an exchange professor at the University of Vienna World War I broke out He was lecturing at Munich Germany when interned Fullerton was imprisoned as a civilian enemy national He remained imprisoned for four years until the end of the war and conditions were so harsh that he returned to the U S with his health permanently damaged Scottish psychologist Henry J Watt suffered a similar fate Personal life editIn 1884 Fullerton married Miss Rebekah Daingerfield Smith of Alexandria Virginia she died in 1892 Five years later he married Julia Winslow Dickerson of Philadelphia his widow There were no children Nearly an invalid for the last decade of his life Fullerton died by suicide on March 23 1925 at the age of 66 He was survived by his sisters in India teacher Mary Fullerton and physician Anna Martha Fullerton 3 Selected publications editFullerton s philosophy was realist His writings include The Conception of the Infinite 1887 A Plain Argument for God 1889 On Sameness and Identity 1890 On the Perception of Small Differences with Cattell 1892 The Philosophy of Spinoza 1894 On Spinozistic Immortality 1899 A System of Metaphysics 1904 An Introduction to Philosophy 1906 An Introduction to Philosophy Reprint Publisher Ruby Press amp Co First Edition 2015 ISBN 978 9 3823 9537 9 The World We Live in or Philosophy and Life in the Light of Modern Thought 1912 Germany of to day by George Stuart Fullerton Ph D LL D Professor of Philosophy in Columbia University New York Honorary Professor in the University of Vienna First American Exchange Professor in Austria Publisher The Bobbs Merrill Company Indianapolis 1915 A Handbook of Ethical Theory 1922 A Handbook of Ethical Theory Reprint Publisher CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 1 edition September 2 2013 ISBN 978 1 4923 1845 3References edit Genealogy of Hugh Stewart and His Descendants F J Heer Printing 1914 pp 37 42 44 APS Member History search amphilsoc org Retrieved April 12 2024 Dr G S Fullerton Commits Suicide The New York Times March 24 1925 p 25 George Stuart Fullerton 1859 1925 Life and Obituaries Archived 6 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Shook John R ed 2005 Fullerton George Stuart 1859 1925 Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers pp 877 878 ISBN 9781843710370 External links editWorks by George Stuart Fullerton at Project Gutenberg Works by or about George Stuart Fullerton at Internet Archive This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Gilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead a href Template Cite encyclopedia html title Template Cite encyclopedia cite encyclopedia a Missing or empty title help nbsp nbsp This biography of an American psychologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Stuart Fullerton amp oldid 1218570899, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
