Theodora Mead Abel
American clinical psychologist and educator
About Theodora Mead Abel
Lived 1899 – 1998 (aged 99). Theodora Mead Abel was an American psychologist, clinical psychologist, university teacher and educator.
Early life and education Theodora Mead was born in Newport, Rhode Island, on September 9, 1899,
Abel attended Vassar College and received her B.A. in 1921. In 1924, she received an M.A. from Columbia University, where one of her professors was Leta Stetter Hollingworth.
Passing Abel died in Forestburgh, New York, on December 2, 1998, aged 99.
Her husband, Theodore Abel, had died in 1988. They were survived by two daughters Caroline (Abel) Lalire and Zita (Abel) Emerson and a son Peter Abel, plus grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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Who was Theodora Mead Abel?
American clinical psychologist and educator (1899-1998)
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Theodora Mead Abel was born on 9 September 1899 in Newport.
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Theodora Mead Abel died on 2 December 1998 in Forestburgh.
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Theodora Mead Abel was a psychologist, clinical psychologist, university teacher and educator.
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Theodora Mead Abel was American.
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