The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-16
CLASS SEES
INSTRUCTOR
FALL DEAD
Prof. Hugo Munsterberg,
Noted Harvard Professor,
is Fatally Stricken While
Speaking Before Class of
Young Women.
Dead When Physicians
Reach His Side His Work
at Harvard Brought Him
Decorations From Kaiser
on Two Occasions.

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 49,
Hugo Munsterberg, distin-
guished psychologist and direc-
tor Of the psychological labora-
tory Of Harvard University,
died suddenly in class room
at Radcliffe, College today.
Professor Munsterberg had begun a
lecture on elementary psychology be-
fore so young women. He had talked
for about a half hour when he ap-
peared to hesitate and moment later
stretched his right hand toward the
desk AS though to steady himself. AS
he did so he tottered and his hand
swept his watch and eyeglasses from
the desk to the floor.
Before anyone could reach him he
had fallen and was unconscious when
DR.. Harold E. Burt, an instructor,
sprang to his side. NDeath came in
twenty minutes. DR.. Fred r. Jewett,
who had been called from an adjoin-
ing room, found the psychologist dying
when he reached him.
DR.. Jewett was Professor Munster
berg's physician and DR.. Burtt was
the professors assistant. Glass ses-
sions at Radcliffe were Immediately
suspended for the day.
Professor Munsterberg had appear
ed to be in his usual health and on
last Monday night delivered an ad-
dress on the psychology Of business, y
before the chamber of commerce at
Brockton.
Well known in educational circles
for many years, Professor Munster
berg became prominent publicly soon
after the great war began. A Ger
man by birth. he presented in ad-
$ titude OF the Teutonic allies as he ua-
derstood it. Gradually he began to
he regarded as q spokesman in New
England. for many Germans and 9TH
ers who favored Germany. AS a result
he was brought into controversies
with other members Of the Harvard
faculty who were outspoken in the
defense of the allies. The discussions
became bitter and at times personal.
Among those who took issue with
Munsterberg was the late DR.. Josiah
Royce, Of the Harvard School of PHIL
osophy. A storm ragged at Harvard
when there was published in this
country what purported to be a trans
llation of a letter written by Professor
Munsterberg to theN Imperial German
Chancellor. Won Bethmann-Hollweg
The letter was intercepted in transit
nv the British auth critics.
Associates Of the psychologist as
serted that the letter revealed that
the, writer was attempting to influ-
ence American public opinion in favor
sUf Germany through anonymous con-
trfbutions to the press. Munsterberg
clamied that his letter had been badly
translated from the German or interi-
tionalIy garbled and that he had never
written or said anything in consistent
with his position at Harvard or his
residence in the United States. Never
theIess. an attempt was made by a
nurnber OF persons, including some of
the Harvard faculty, to have the board
of oyerseers Of Harvard ask for his
resipnation. The board received a
communication but took no action on
st.
Professor Munsterberg had repeat
edly urged that lasting peace forthe
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the initiative Of the United States.
professor Munsterberg leaves a
widow and a daughter, Marguerite.
Professor Nrnsterberg was born TN
Danzig, Germany, in 1853 and after
distinguished work as an educator In
his native lapd, came to Harvard In
hSa2 as professor OF psychology.s> In
1910 he returned to Germany as Har-
ward exchange professor at the Uni
Kersfty OF Berlin. In the following
year he organized and became the
head Of the AmeriJka- Institute Of the
German government. At the expira-
zion OF his term as exchange profess
kor, in 1872. he resumed his work at
Harvard. He was made professor Of
the American Psychological associa-
tion in 1898. At the time Of his death
he was president Of the Boston Ger
man association
Mrs Munsterberg was formerly Miss
Selma Oppler, of Strassburg, Ger
many. They were married in 1887.
For 20 years PROFESSOR Munsterberg
had written extensively on philo-
eophicAl and scientific subjects One
Of his best known works was 1.-THE
American" He was twice decorateds
by the German Emperor, first with
the Red Eagle Of the third class and
after taking up his work at Harvard,
with the crown order Of the second
class.
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