Dorothea Jameson
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Dorothea Jameson | |
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| Born | November 16, 1920 Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | April 12, 1998 (aged 77) |
| Education | Wellesley |
| Spouse | Leo M. Hurvich |
| Awards | Warren Medal of the Society of Experimental Psychologists |
Dorothea Jameson (November 16, 1920 – April 12, 1998) was an American cognitive psychologist who greatly contributed to the field of color and vision.[1]
She was born in Newton, Massachusetts.[2] Jameson went to Wellesley College. She elected psychology as her major in her first year because she was "intrigued that freshmen required special permission to enroll".[1] She graduated in 1942. While at Welleseley she volunteered as a research assistant at Harvard, where she met her future husband, Leo Hurvich. They married in 1948.[2]
Jameson was later appointed as a full professor of the University of Pennsylvania in 1972.[3] She was awarded honorary degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in 1972 and the State University of New York in 1989.[3]
She died unexpectedly on April 12, 1998, from a previously undiagnosed lung cancer.[2]
