New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-17
Psychologist Stricken Adj
dressing Radcliffe Class
of Sixty Women
.PRO-GERMAN WORK
AIDED FATAL STRAIN
Conquest of World by
"KuItur" Predicted by
Harvard Professor

Cambridge. Mass. Dec Is. Hugo
Munsterberg. author and professor Of
psychology and director Of the psyche
logical laboratory Of Harvard Uni
versity. died suddenly En- class room
az Radcliffe College to-day.
Professor Nuustcrberg had begun a
lecture ON elementary psychology be
fore sixty young women who had as
scmbled % little after 9 o'clock. lie
had talked for about half hour when
he appeared to hesitate and q moment
later stretched his right hand toward
the desk as though 20 steady himself.
A. he did so Dee tottered and his hand
swept his watch and eyeglasses rom
the desk 20 the floor.
Before any one could reach him he
had fallen Tie was unconscious when
Dr. Harold 2. Burtt, au instructor.
4 sprsng TO his side. Death came in
twenty minutes Dr. Fred z. Jewett,
who had been called from an adjoining
room, found the psychologist dying
when he reached him
Or. Jewett was Professor Munster
berg physician and Dr. Burt was the
rrofessor's assistant. Glass sessions
al Radcliffe we're Immediately sus-
pended for the day.
Professor Munsterberg had appeared
20 be in his usual health and on last
Monday night delivered an address on
"The Psychology OF Business before
the Chamber Of Commerce al Brock
ton.
Death Due 20 OverWork
The death of Professor Nuns,erberg,
his friends believe. was caused by
strain due TO ovcrwork as experimental
psychologist and his part I'M the con
troversv over The European war. lie
had been constantly before the Amcri-
can public since the beginning Of the
war. Twice his resignation as Har-
ward professor had been urged by col
leagues and alumni of the university
because Of his propaCandist efforts 10
behalf of Germany, the second time IN
October. when letter purportng 20
have been written by him to Chancel-
lor Won Bethmaun-Hollweg was inter
cepted By the British authorities. DO
this letter Professor Munsterberg was
quoted as predicting that President
Wilson would jump at the chance 10
become peace mediator.
On the first occasion. two years ago,
Professor Munsterberg handed his res
iguation 20 President Lowell. impelled
A 20 do so by the publication OF an offer
from "a Major Wiener in London, a
former Harvard student, 10 bequeath
$4,000. Geo 20 Harvard If IL would dis
miss the professor President Lowell
induced Professor MGnsterberg 20 re-
4 call his resignation. saying that Har-
ward University was not for sale and
that free speech was one Of the privi-
leges Of IFS teachers and students
Estranged from Friends
The intensity of pro-Ally sentiment
In the community in which Professor
Munsterberg lived and worked cost
him. however, the enlargement Of
colleagues who before the wsr had
been among his closest friends. Pro
fessor Josiah Royce was ono OF these,
and on the latter's death. last Septem-
Der. Professor Munsterberg absented
himself from the funeral on the ground
that his presence might prove embsr-
RAISING lie sent o floral tribute, how
ever. and IN answer 90 criticism penned
a marked culogy Of his old associate.
Professor Muusterberg in describing
his attitude said: OF am a German and