Author: Dr. Yoshitaka Nakajima (Fukuoka, Aug. 15th, 2023) Almost one thousand days have passed since our colleague, Yuko Yamashitaʼs, passing. On the one hundredth day since Yukoʼs farewell, in April, 2021, her…
Category: In Memoriam
Forty years after the founding of the Society, it cannot be a surprise that a number of long-time members are now deceased. For many of us, there are still strong memories of those former colleagues with whom we discussed psychophysical issues and whose friendship we enjoyed. It was deemed beneficial to document their accomplishments on the Society’s website. This way, new members can gain insight into the work of their predecessors, while former members can be reminded of their former colleagues’ achievements. What follows are the names of those members and brief accounts of their careers.
Robert Teghtsoonian, im memoriam
Martha Teghtsoonian Robert Teghtsoonian (1932-2017) was born in Toronto, Canada, where his parents had emigrated from Armenia in the wake of the Armenian genocide and the First World War.1 Bob (as everyone called…
Eugene Galanter (Oct. 27, 1924 – Nov. 9, 2016)
Imagine Gene Galanter in military uniform atop a hill. He is looking at the vast expanse of human behavior unfolding below him. The behaviors range from gallantry, Eugene himself received the French…
Robert Teghtsoonian * 04.02.1932 – †01.07.2017
Robert (Bob) Teghtsoonian was not only a founding member of the International Society for Psychophysics. From the very beginning, his continuous and lively engagement in the progress of the Society was outstanding:…
In memoriam: Ragnar Steingrimsson
Ragnar Steingrimsson, UCI IMBS associate project scientist, dies at 50 Ragnar Steingrimsson, associate project scientist in the Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences at University of California at Irvine, passed away in his…
William M. Petrusic, 1939-2014
Craig Leth-Steensen* Carleton University, Canada Our very distinguished and long-standing member, Professor William (“Bill”) M. Petrusic has left us. He died on Dec. 12, 2014, at the age of 75….
Hannes Eisler, 1923-2015
Åke Hellström Stockholm University, Sweden Our very distinguished member, Professor Hannes Eisler, Stockholm University, has left us. He died on May 28, 2015, at the age of 91. He was a member…
William M. Petrusic (1939-2014)
Craig Leth-Steensen and Jordan Schoenherr Carleton University, Ottawa Steven Carroll St. Mary’s University, Halifax William M. (“Bill”) Petrusic received a BA in psychology from the University of British Columbia in 1961, an…
Douglas Vickers (1940 – 2004)
Stephen Link University of California, San Diego Douglas Vickers, age 64, died suddenly at his home in Adelaide, Australia, on October 31, 2004. He is survived by his wife Yvonne, children Marc…
Anna D. Eisler 1937-2011
Åke HellströmStockholms universitet, Stockholm Anna D. Eisler was born near Bratislava in former Czechoslovakia. In 1968 she came to Stockholm. Educated as an economist, she became employed as a bank clerk. After…