Gustav Jahoda, FBA, FRSE was an Austrian-born psychologist who made a sustained contribution to the development of cross-cultural psychology and cultural psychology.
15 Facts About Gustav Jahoda
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Gustav Jahoda was born in Vienna to a Jewish family.
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Gustav Jahoda initially attended school in Vienna but was expelled because of his Jewish background.
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Gustav Jahoda then spent a year attending school in Paris.
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Gustav Jahoda initially worked in various engineering projects for the British Army and then was involved in some more secret work for the British government.
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Gustav Jahoda then obtained a lectureship in social psychology at the University of Manchester.
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Gustav Jahoda then worked at the University of Glasgow for three years.
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In 1963, Gustav Jahoda was invited to set up a new psychology department in the University of Strathclyde.
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Gustav Jahoda recruited Heinz Rudolph Schaffer to assist him with this task.
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Gustav Jahoda retired in 1985 and was appointed Emeritus Professor but he continued to publish on both cultural psychology and the history of psychology.
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Gustav Jahoda published works on cross-cultural psychology, socio-cognitive development and history of the social sciences.
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Gustav Jahoda published a series of books and more than 200 articles.
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Gustav Jahoda was elected fellow of the British Academy in 1988 and fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1993.
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Gustav Jahoda married Jean Buchanan, a social worker, in 1952.
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Gustav Jahoda subsequently developed a new relationship with Andrea Jack, a teacher.