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Stanley Milgram
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Stanley Milgram was an American social psychologist, sociologist, and university teacher. He was born in the Bronx on August 15, 1933, and died in Manhattan on December 20, 1984, from a myocardial infarction. Milgram held a Doctor of Philosophy and was educated at Harvard University, Queens College, and Brooklyn College. He worked at Harvard University and Yale University.
His notable works include The Milgram experiment, the small-world experiment, Obedience to authority, and Behavioral study of obedience. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and received a Guggenheim Fellowship. Milgram spoke English and had four children.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- August 15, 1933
- Died
- December 20, 1984
- Works
- 12
Top works
- Obedience to authority
- Television and antisocial behavior
- Television and Anti-social Behaviour
- Behavioral study of obedience
- Das Milgram-Experiment
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1933-08-15 ) August 15, 1933, The Bronx , New York City, U.S.
- Died
- December 20, 1984 (1984-12-20) (aged 51), Manhattan , New York City, U.S.
- Education
- Queens College ( BA ), Harvard University ( PhD )
- Known for
- Milgram experiment , Small-world experiment , Familiar stranger
- Title
- Professor
- Spouse
- Alexandra Menkin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1961 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Stanley
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- The Bronx
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Occupation
- psychologist
- Employer
- Yale University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- The Milgram experiment
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Field of work
- experimental psychology
- Image
- Stanley Milgram 1954.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
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- date of birth
- 1933-08-14
- date of death
- 1984-12-20
- name in native language
- Stanley Milgram
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Stanley Milgram
- P8168
- Klaus Schmidt
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Encyclopedic overview
Stanley Milgram (August 15, 1933 – December 20, 1984) was an American social psychologist who conducted controversial experiments on obedience in the 1960s during his professorship at Yale.
Milgram was influenced by the events of the Holocaust, especially the trial of Adolf Eichmann, in developing the experiment. After earning a PhD in social psychology from Harvard University, he taught at Yale, Harvard, and then for most of his career as a professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center, until his death in 1984.
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