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William Robert Thompson

January 31, 2023

For other people named William Thompson, see William Thompson (disambiguation).

William Robert Thompson (1923/1924 – October 22, 1979) was a French-born Canadian psychologist. With John L. Fuller, he co-authored a 1960 book entitled Behavior Genetics that is credited with launching the field of behavioral genetics.[1][2][3][4]

William Thompson
Born
William Robert Thompson

1923/1924
Toulon, France
Died(1979-10-22)October 22, 1979
EducationUniversity of Toronto
University of Chicago
SpouseMary Forde
ChildrenJudith Thompson
William Forde Thompson
Scientific career
FieldsBehavioral genetics
InstitutionsMcGill University
Wesleyan University
Queen's University at Kingston
ThesisDiscrimination behavior of the cat after selective ablation of visual cortical areas (1951)
Academic advisorsDonald O. Hebb

Biography

Thompson was born in Toulon, France, in either 1923[5][6] or 1924, to Canadian parents.[1][7] He received his B.A. in philosophy and M.A. in psychology from the University of Toronto in 1945 and 1947, respectively. He served as a teaching fellow at Queen's University at Kingston in 1947 before receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1951. At Hebb's suggestion, Thompson began working at the Jackson Laboratory, where he began working in Fuller's lab in 1952, doing research with mice. He then worked at McGill University (where he was a research associate of Donald Hebb) and Wesleyan University before returning to Queen's University to become the head of the Psychology Department in 1966. He remained head of this department until 1972.[5][1] He held a Guggenheim Fellowship from 1959 to 1960. From 1963 to 1964, he was a fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, and from 1977 to 1978, he was president of the Behavior Genetics Association, of which he was a founding member.[5][8] He was a recipient of a 1978–1979 James McKeen Cattell Fund Fellowship.[9] He was diagnosed with untreatable cancer in 1978, and died on October 22, 1979.[5][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Thompson, William Robert". Queen’s University Archives. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  2. ^ Wood, Alexis C. (December 2018). "Gene-Environment Interplay in Child Eating Behaviors: What the Role of "Nature" Means for the Effects of "Nurture"". Current Nutrition Reports. 7 (4): 294–302. doi:10.1007/s13668-018-0254-x. ISSN 2161-3311. PMC 6251706. PMID 30374755.
  3. ^ Dewsbury, Donald A. (January 2009). "Origins of Behavior Genetics: The Role of The Jackson Laboratory". Behavior Genetics. 39 (1): 1–5. doi:10.1007/s10519-008-9240-1. ISSN 0001-8244. PMID 19020968. S2CID 207094890.
  4. ^ Griffiths, Paul E.; Tabery, James (2013-04-27). "Developmental Systems Theory: What Does It Explain, and How Does It Explain It?". In Lerner, Richard M.; Benson, Janette B. (eds.). Embodiment and Epigenesis: Theoretical and Methodological Issues in Understanding the Role of Biology within the Relational Developmental System: Part A, Philosophical, Theoretical, and Biological Dimensions. Academic Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-12-398488-3.
  5. ^ a b c d Fuller, John L. (November 1979). "In memoriam William Robert Thompson 1923–1979: A presonal memoir". Behavior Genetics. 9 (6): 491–493. doi:10.1007/BF01067345. ISSN 0001-8244. PMID 400528. S2CID 2527607.
  6. ^ De Koninck, Joseph; Dodwell, Peter (1980). "Obituaries". Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne. 21 (3): 145–146. doi:10.1037/h0081334. ISSN 1878-7304.
  7. ^ "In Memoriam". Department of Psychology. Queen's University. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  8. ^ a b Fuller, John L. (1982). "Psychology and genetics: A happy marriage?". Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne. 23 (1): 11–21. doi:10.1037/h0081227. ISSN 1878-7304.
  9. ^ "The James McKeen Cattell Fund Fellowship Recipients". The James McKeen Cattell Fund. Retrieved 2021-12-05.


  

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