Max Siegel

Max Siegel (July 22, 1918 – January 1, 1988) was an American psychologist and past president of the American Psychological Association (APA). His faculty appointments included work at Brooklyn College, Florida Atlantic University and Nova Southeastern University. Siegel was interested in issues surrounding crime.

Early life Siegel was born in New York City. He studied psychology at City College of New York, where he earned undergraduate and master's degrees in psychology. He earned a PhD from New York University and then studied under psychoanalyst Erich Fromm. Siegel had a private psychotherapy practice in Brooklyn. He was a dean of students at Brooklyn College.

Siegel studied the insanity defense, patient confidentiality, and issues surrounding crime victims.

In 1976, Siegel began flying from New York City to Boca Raton, Florida, once per week to teach a course at Florida Atlantic University.

Siegel died in a Boca Raton hospital in 1988 following a heart attack. He was survived by a wife and two children.