John Curtis Gowan

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John Curtis Gowan

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Why Is John Curtis Gowan Influential?

According to Wikipedia, John Curtis Gowan was a psychologist who studied, along with E. Paul Torrance, the development of creative capabilities in children and gifted populations. Life John Curtis Gowan was born May 21, 1912, in Boston, Massachusetts. Graduating from Thayer Academy, Braintree, Massachusetts, in 1929, John Gowan was only 17 when he entered Harvard University, earning his undergraduate degree four years later. A master's degree in mathematics followed; he then moved to Culver, Indiana, where he was employed as a counselor and mathematics teacher at Culver Military Academy from 1941 to 1952. Earning a doctorate from UCLA, he became a member of the founding faculty at the California State University at Northridge, where he taught as a professor of Educational Psychology from 1953 until 1975, when he retired with emeritus status.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With John Curtis Gowan?

John Curtis Gowan is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of California, Berkeley
• California State University, Northridge
• University of California, Los Angeles
• Harvard University