John D. Ketchum
John Davidson Ketchum was a Canadian psychologist.
John Davidson Ketchum | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Davidson Ketchum 1893 |
| Died | 1962 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Social Psychology |
| Institutions | University of Toronto |
Career
Ketchum was born in 1893. He was originally planning to become a musician but the outbreak of the First World War changed his plans.
Ketchum was interned in the Ruhleben internment camp in Germany about which he later wrote in his book A Prison Camp Society. He recalled that the prisoners were “almost a cross-section of British society, from the manor house to the slum; scarcely a trade or profession was unrepresented. All were jammed together in a small stableyard—company directors and seamen, concert musicians and factory workers, science professors and jockeys. Few had ever met previously; their only common bond was their British citizenship” (Ketchum, p. 2).[1]
He was active in the Canadian Psychological Association of which he became President in 1951.
He died in 1962. His records are kept in the University of Toronto Archives.[2]
Publications
- Ketchum, J.D. (1961). A Prison Camp Society.[3]
Positions
- President, Canadian Psychological Association (1951)[4]
Heritage
The Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto awards annually the John Davidson Ketchum Memorial Scholarship.[5]
References
- Grunes, Marissa. "In Ruhleben Camp: Arrival in Ruhleben". Et. Seq: The Harvard Law School Library Blog. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- "John D. Ketchum". University of Toronto Archives. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- Ketchum, John (1965). The Prison Camp Society. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
- "Past Presidents". Canadian Psychological Association. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- "Department of Psychology". University of Toronto. Retrieved 14 September 2020.