About Walter Pauk
Lived 1914 – 2019 (aged 105). Walter Pauk was an American writer and educational psychologist.
Walter Pauk was Cornell University's reading and study center director. He was the author of the best-selling How To Study In College. Pauk has been lauded as "one of the most influential professors in the field of developmental education and study skills". He created Cornell Notes.
In 1997, Pauk was recognized for his work with the Pearl Anniversary Award by The College Reading and Learning Association.
Pauk was born in New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, on May 1, 1914 and died on December 7, 2019.
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Who was Walter Pauk?
American academic (1914-2019)
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Walter Pauk was born on 1 May 1914 in New Britain.
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Walter Pauk died on 7 December 2019 in Naples.
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Walter Pauk was a writer and educational psychologist.
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