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MUENSTERBERGD|ES
WHILE LECTUR|NG
Famous German Psychologist
Expires during Address to
Class of Radcliffe Girls.


Harvard University, died suddenly in a
classroom at Radcliffe College Saturday.
rtoCc sur Munstcr hcra had begun a Ice +
turr on elementary psychology before ~
young women. tic had talked for about
u half hour when he appeared 10 hesitat"
aud - moment later stretched his right
hand toward tho desk a. though to steady
himself As he did $50 he totcred and
his hand swept his watch and Eyeglasses
trom tho desk To tho floor.
Before anyone could reach him ho had
fallen. He vas unconscious when Or.
tarold e., Burt, AN Instructor, spraus
TO hts side. Death canc IN ~ minutes
rrof Robert NJ. Ycrkes. an assistant IN
tho department of psychology Il Harvard
Of which Professor Munst"rborS Was the
head, said death probably was due to
ccrebrn' l"morrhorc
Hug irustcrbCrg was born IN Eanz,G
East Prussia. on Juno I. 1853. and Nas
graduated from tho Danzg gymnasium
/ in ISL. he took post graduate studies in
/ natural sciences, philosophy and mcdi-
cine at Lcipsic and Heidelberg, and re-
ceivcd tho degrees of NJ. - and Fh. u.
In 1901 he received an NJ A. from IIar-
ward and IN 1904 an LL. u from Wash
ingtor University. lie married Selma
Orpcr Of StrasshurC, Germany. in 1851,
anu III li' SinlF year p'Cdnl' lISlI utl'l
aud assistant professor Al the University
uf Froburg. In 1888. he came 10 America
/ to take tho chair of professor Of psv-
, chologN at Harvard, and in 1910 and 1911
| he was the Harvard exchange professor
At the University Of Berlin In that year
no organized tho Amoriko lnstjtut Of the
German government. and became its first
director.
SUPPORTED GERMAN Policies.
The outsnoken views of Professor Mum
/ Stcrhcrg on tho issue Of the war raised
storms OF controversy. lilo appeared AS
probably tho most eminent supporter OF
German policies in this country, and as
such was most bitterly condemned by
the allies and their friends, while to the
prot icrmanS he appeared almost idol.
Soon after the war began he stirred the
ianScr of sNnopa'hizers with the allies
here 10y an article in which ho placed
most of the blame for the war on the
late King Edward VII and his policy Of
i"cncirolirE Germany by uniting its foes
after commercial rivalry between Ger
many aud England had become keen.
The psychologist was quoted in dis
patches from Cambridge on October 20 as
saying that Russia could not delay the
making Of an independent peace beyond
Faster, and that Japan planning to
a Lee
Wiener, head OF Harvard's department of
SIavor,ic I,eraturo challonr.d Professor
Nunsterhorg in make p,Ihli, the sources
iof his information. and tho executive
committee of the Boston branch Of the
, American Rights League urged that he
be oustod because OF his 'pro-Cierman
activities"
WILSON CRITICISED IN LETTER.
I'm n letter which he wrote to the Ger
man Chancellor Or. Won Bethmanh- toh-
veg, and which was opened ny the hr''
, ism authorities, PROFESSOR MuhSter'he'S
recommended president wilson as a mcd'-
ator, and sald that, lhe widespread
foar that he tNilson) would be TOO pro-
, Srtish as mediator consider to DC UNI
| founded from my personal knoW'edee OF
IN" man. Hitherto he has been wholly a
party man; hut II ne once WORKS hlfhSe'i
, INTO the ldea OF being the arbitrator OF
, he world he VIII he so intoxicated by the
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