John P. van de Geer

Johannes Petrus (John) van de Geer (born 1926) is a Dutch psychologist, and Emeritus Professor Experimental Psychology at the Leiden University, particularly known for his "Introduction to multivariate analysis for the social sciences".[1]

Van de Geer received his PhD in 1957 at the Leiden University with a thesis entitled "A Psychological Study of Problem Solving" advised by Alfons M.J. Chorus.[2]

Van de Geer was appointed Professor Experimental Psychology at the Leiden University Department of Data Theory in 1961. Among his doctorate students were Willem Levelt (1965), John A. Michon (1967), Willem Albert Wagenaar (1972),[3] Jan de Leeuw (1973), Willem Heiser (1981) and Jacqueline Meulman (1986).[2] Van de Geer was Visiting Professor at the University of Ankara in 1969.[4] He retired as Professor of "Social Research Methodology, in particular the data theory relating to the social science research" from the Leiden University in 1987.[5]

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References

  1. G. David Garson (1976) Political science methods. p. 167
  2. 2.0 2.1 Johannes Petrus van de Geer in Mathematics Genealogy Project
  3. Prof.dr. W.A. Wagenaar (1941 - 2011) at profs.library.uu.nl.
  4. Jaarboek Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden. 1969. p. 221.
  5. De Psychologie voorbij: ontwikkelingen rond model, metriek en methode in de gedragswetenschappen : bundel aangeboden aan Prof. Dr. J.P. van de Geer bij zijn afscheid als hoogleraar methodenleer, in het bijzonder de datatheorie met betrekking tot het sociaal-wetenschappelijk onderzoek .... Swets & Zeitlinger, 1987.

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