births
May 25, 1860
James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist and academic (died 1944)
James McKeen Cattell
James McKeen Cattell was the first professor of psychology in the United States, teaching at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He was a long-time editor and publisher of scientific journals and publications, including Science, and served on the board of trustees for Science Service, now known as Society for Science from 1921 to 1944.