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Dr. Arnold Gesell

Nicknamed “The Father of Child Development”, Dr. Arnold Lucius Gesell spent his life observing and attempting to better our understanding of the development of children. Dr. Gesell made numerous innovative and invaluable contributions to the science of human development. Dr. Gesell was a  renowned researcher and the first recognized school psychologist, studying at multiple universities under influential thought leaders such as G. Stanley Hall. Additionally, Dr. Gesell received an MD from Yale University in 1915. Dr. Gesell would then stay on at Yale to found  the Yale Clinic of Child Development, now known as the Yale Child Study Center. He spent 37 years at Yale before retiring to lead the Gesell Institute of Child Development, and did so until his death in 1961.

Gesell Foundational Research

• Gesell’s Theory of Maturation    Dr. Gesell theorized through his observational research in the 1920’s that the sequence and pattern by which all children develop is uniform. He recognized that environment, individual heredity and temperament coul
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  Arnold Gesell

  American psychologist and pediatrician (1880–1961)

  Arnold Lucius Gesell (21 June 1880 – 29 May 1961) was an American psychologist, pediatrician and professor at Yale University known for his research and contributions to the fields of child hygiene and child development.^[2][3]

  Early life

  Gesell was born in Alma, Wisconsin, and later wrote an article analyzing his experiences there entitled "The Village of a Thousand Souls".^[2] The eldest of five children, Arnold and his siblings were born to photographer Gerhard Gesell and schoolteacher Christine Giesen.^[4] His first experience in observing child development involved watching his younger siblings learn and grow until he graduated from high school in 1896.

  After high school, Gesell attended Stevens Point Normal School, where a course taught by Edgar James Swift led Arnold to take an interest in psychology. Gesell worked as a high school teacher briefly before leaving to study at the University of Wisconsin. Later, he studied history under Frederick Jackson Turn

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  Arnold Gesell
  Born	Arnold Lucius Gesell June 21 1880(1880-06-21) Alma, Wisconsin
  Died	May 29 1961 (aged 80) New Haven, Connecticut
  Nationality	American
  Fields	Clinical Psychology
  Institutions	Yale Child Study Center (Founder), Yale University
  Alma mater	University of Wisconsin—Madison Yale University Clark University
  Known for	Studies in child development

  Arnold Lucius Gesell (June 21, 1880 – May 29, 1961) was a pioneer in the field of child development, whose research on developmental milestones is still widely used by pediatricians, psychologists, and other professionals who work with children. He developed techniques for observing children in natural play situations without disturbing them, thus providing behavioral measures free from the effects of interference by researchers.

  Gesell recognized the importance of both nature and nurture in children's development. He believed that children go through the stages he identified in a fixed sequence, within a certain time period, based on innate human abilities. He maintained that children