Carl Rogers

Date of birth: January 8, 1902
Date of death: February 4, 1987
Hometown: Oak Park, Illinois, Chicago
Founder of humanistic psychology
Education history:
1) University of Wisconsin–Madison (1919-1924), started in agriculture, switched to history and religion. Earned a Bachelor's degree in History.
2) Union Theological Seminary, studied theology but left to pursue psychology.
3) Teachers College, Columbia University, earned a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology in 1928 and a Ph.D. in 1931.
Work history:
1) Child Study Department (1930s)
2) Ohio State University (1940-1944)
3) University of Chicago (1945-1957)
4) University of Wisconsin (1957-1963)
5) Center for Studies of the Person (1960s-1980s)