JAMES, WILLIAM

(1842-1910); American psychologist and philosopher; b. in New York, January 11, 1842; d. at Chocorua, New Hampshire, August 26, 1910; s. of Henry James, theologian, and. 4, o. to Henry James, the novelist. Educated in America and Europe; a graduate of the Lawrence Scientific School; he accompanied the Thayer expedition with Aga iz to Brazil, 1864-1865; graduate of Harvard Medical School, 1870; instruc tor in anatomy and physiology, Harvard} 1872-1876; a istant profe or of physiole ogy, 1885; a istant profe or of philosophy, 1894, and profe or of psychology, and then of philosophy. He delivered the Gifford Lectures at the University of Edinburgh, 1899-1901; Lowell Institute Lectures, 1906; Hibbert Lectures on Philosophy, Manchester College, Oxford, 1909. Profe or James was especially noted in analytical psychology. His style is so clear and interesting that he is much read by the general public. In 1884, he founded the American Society of Psychological Research. Publications: Principles of Psychology, 1890: The Will to Believe, 1897; Human Immortality, 1898; Talks to Teachers on Psychology, 1899; Varieties of Religious Experience, 1902; Pragmatism, 19073 The Meaning of Truth, 1909; Some Problems of Philosophy, 2911: Es Medical Wore Hoge & (1794-1860), Brit. authore and art tritic; b. Dublin; wrote Memoirs of Female Sovereigns, 1831; and well-known Characteristics of Shakespeare’s Women, 1832. Five volumes represent her work