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Arnold Gesell
American psychologist and pediatrician (–)
Arnold Lucius Gesell (21 June – 29 May ) was an American psychologist, pediatrician and professor at Yale University known for his research and contributions to the fields of child hygiene and child development.[2][3]
Early life
Gesell was born in Alma, Wisconsin, and later wrote an article analyzing his experiences there entitled "The Village of a Thousand Souls".[2] The eldest of five children, Arnold and his siblings were born to photographer Gerhard Gesell and schoolteacher Christine Giesen.[4] His first experience in observing child development involved watching his younger siblings learn and grow until he graduated from high school in
After high school, Gesell attended Stevens Point Normal School, where a course taught by Edgar James Swift led Arnold to take an interest in psychology.
Gesell worked as a high school teacher briefly before leaving to study at the Universi