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+ | '''Frank Ambrose Beach, Jr.''' (April 13, 1911 – June 15, 1988) was an [[United States|American]] [[ethologist]], best known as co-author of the 1951 book ''[[Patterns of Sexual Behavior]].'' |
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| + | Frank Ambrose Beach, Jr. was born in [[Emporia, Kansas]], the first of three children to Frank Ambrose Beach and Bertha Robinson Beach.<ref name=Dewsbury>Dewsbury, Donald A. (2000) "Frank A. Beach, Master Teacher," ''Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology, Volume 4,'' p269-281</ref> Although he respected his father, a distinguished [[professor|Professor of Music]] at Kansas State Teachers College (now [[Emporia State University]]), Frank Beach Jr. often rebelled against him.<ref name=Dewsbury/> Beach began an [[English major]] at Emporia, but was sent to [[Antioch College]] for his sophomore year.<ref name=Dewsbury/> Beach graduated in 1932, and, unable to find a job, accepted a [[research fellow|fellowship]] in [[clinical psychology]] at Emporia. Beach completed a [[thesis]] on [[color vision]] in [[rat]]s.<ref name=Dewsbury/> He moved to the [[University of Chicago]], where he met [[behaviorist]] [[Karl Lashley]],<ref name=Dewsbury/><ref name=Glickman>Glickman, Stephen E. & Zucker, Irving (1994), ''Proceedings, American Philosophical Society,'' vol. 138, No. 1, p158-164</ref> who had perhaps the strongest influence on Beach's professional life.<ref name=Dewsbury/> Financial difficulties forced Beach to leave Chicago, and took a [[high school]] teaching position in [[Yates Center, Kansas]],<ref name=Dewsbury/> where he married his first wife. The union was short-lived.<ref name=Dewsbury/> |
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| + | Beach returned to the University of Chicago, and completed, under the supervision of [[Harvey Carr]], a [[PhD|PhD thesis]] on the role the [[neocortex]] on innate maternal behavior in rats.<ref name=Glickman/> During this period, Beach married his second wife, Anna Beth Odenweller, with whom he had two children, Frank and Susan.<ref name=Dewsbury/><ref name=Glickman/> In 1936, Beach accepted a one-year position at Karl Lashley's [[Cambridge]] laboratory, where he continued his studies of animal [[Animal sexual behaviour|sexual behavior]].<ref name=Glickman/> The following year, he was employed by the [[American Museum of Natural History]] in [[New York City]].<ref name=Glickman/> Beach was influential in advancing the study of [[neural]] and [[endocrinal]] influences on [[ethology|animal behavior]]. |
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| + | Beach, along with [[anthropologist]] [[Clellan S. Ford]], co-authored the book ''[[Patterns of Sexual Behavior]]'' (1951), considered a "classic" of its field.<ref name=Murdock>George P. Murdock (1974) "Clellan Stearns Ford, 1909-1972," ''American Anthropologist'', New Series, Vol. 76, No. 1 (Mar., 1974), pp. 83-85</ref> He was elected a Fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] in 1953.<ref name=AAAS>{{cite web|title=Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter B|url=http://www.amacad.org/publications/BookofMembers/ChapterB.pdf|publisher=American Academy of Arts and Sciences|accessdate=May 28, 2011}}</ref> He also authored an edited version, ''Human Sexuality in Four Perspectives,'' in 1977.<ref name=Dewsbury/> Beach's second wife, Anna, died in 1971, and he thereafter married Noel Gaustad.<ref name=Dewsbury/><ref name=Glickman/> In the days prior to his death, Beach continued his work from a hospital bed, reading scientific literature and giving advice about a paper on [[reproductive behavior]] to be presented at an [[Omaha]] conference on June 12, 1988.<ref name=Glickman/> He died on June 15, 1988.<ref name=Dewsbury/><ref name=Glickman/> |
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| + | Frank Beach is remembered as a serious scholar and researcher, who believed that "increasing knowledge, in and of itself, is a justifiable way to spend your life.”<ref name=Dewsbury/> However, he was also known for his sense of fun,<ref name=Dewsbury/> and humorously coined the term "[[Coolidge effect]]" based on an old joke about [[U.S. President]] [[Calvin Coolidge]].<ref name=Dewsbury/> Throughout his professional career, his greatest interests remained in the field of behaviour, remarking that “Man’s greatest problem today is not to understand and exploit his physical environment, but to understand and govern his own conduct.”<ref name=Dewsbury/> |
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| + | At age sixty-five, Beach wrote the following [[autobiography|autobiographical]] statement, which was preceded by a list of goals he wished to achieve: |
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| + | <blockquote>Of course, I shall never accomplish all the goals just listed, but that is unimportant. What counts is to have aims, to be able to work hard toward them and to experience the satisfaction of at least believing that progress is being made. I do not want to cross the finish line of this race – not ever – but I do hope I will be able to keep running at my own pace until I drop out still moving in full stride. It’s been one hell of a good race.<ref name=Glickman/></blockquote> |
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| + | * ''[[Patterns of Sexual Behavior]]'' |
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| + | *[http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/beach-frank-a.pdf Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir] |
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[http://academic.udayton.edu/gregelvers/hop/index.asp?m=2&a=6&key=142 History of Psychology profile] |
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| + | | DATE OF BIRTH = April 13, 1911 |
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| + | | DATE OF DEATH = June 15, 1988 |
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| Frank A. Beach | |
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| Born | Template:Birth date Emporia, Kansas |
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| Nationality | American |
| Fields | ethology |
| Alma mater | Antioch College |
| Known for | co-author of Patterns of Sexual Behavior (1951) |
Frank Ambrose Beach, Jr. (April 13, 1911 – June 15, 1988) was an American ethologist, best known as co-author of the 1951 book Patterns of Sexual Behavior.
Biography
Frank Ambrose Beach, Jr. was born in Emporia, Kansas, the first of three children to Frank Ambrose Beach and Bertha Robinson Beach.[1] Although he respected his father, a distinguished Professor of Music at Kansas State Teachers College (now Emporia State University), Frank Beach Jr. often rebelled against him.[1] Beach began an English major at Emporia, but was sent to Antioch College for his sophomore year.[1] Beach graduated in 1932, and, unable to find a job, accepted a fellowship in clinical psychology at Emporia. Beach completed a thesis on color vision in rats.[1] He moved to the University of Chicago, where he met behaviorist Karl Lashley,[1][2] who had perhaps the strongest influence on Beach's professional life.[1] Financial difficulties forced Beach to leave Chicago, and took a high school teaching position in Yates Center, Kansas,[1] where he married his first wife. The union was short-lived.[1]
Beach returned to the University of Chicago, and completed, under the supervision of Harvey Carr, a PhD thesis on the role the neocortex on innate maternal behavior in rats.[2] During this period, Beach married his second wife, Anna Beth Odenweller, with whom he had two children, Frank and Susan.[1][2] In 1936, Beach accepted a one-year position at Karl Lashley's Cambridge laboratory, where he continued his studies of animal sexual behavior.[2] The following year, he was employed by the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.[2] Beach was influential in advancing the study of neural and endocrinal influences on animal behavior.
Beach, along with anthropologist Clellan S. Ford, co-authored the book Patterns of Sexual Behavior (1951), considered a "classic" of its field.[3] He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1953.[4] He also authored an edited version, Human Sexuality in Four Perspectives, in 1977.[1] Beach's second wife, Anna, died in 1971, and he thereafter married Noel Gaustad.[1][2] In the days prior to his death, Beach continued his work from a hospital bed, reading scientific literature and giving advice about a paper on reproductive behavior to be presented at an Omaha conference on June 12, 1988.[2] He died on June 15, 1988.[1][2]
Attitudes
Frank Beach is remembered as a serious scholar and researcher, who believed that "increasing knowledge, in and of itself, is a justifiable way to spend your life.”[1] However, he was also known for his sense of fun,[1] and humorously coined the term "Coolidge effect" based on an old joke about U.S. President Calvin Coolidge.[1] Throughout his professional career, his greatest interests remained in the field of behaviour, remarking that “Man’s greatest problem today is not to understand and exploit his physical environment, but to understand and govern his own conduct.”[1]
At age sixty-five, Beach wrote the following autobiographical statement, which was preceded by a list of goals he wished to achieve:
Of course, I shall never accomplish all the goals just listed, but that is unimportant. What counts is to have aims, to be able to work hard toward them and to experience the satisfaction of at least believing that progress is being made. I do not want to cross the finish line of this race – not ever – but I do hope I will be able to keep running at my own pace until I drop out still moving in full stride. It’s been one hell of a good race.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 Dewsbury, Donald A. (2000) "Frank A. Beach, Master Teacher," Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology, Volume 4, p269-281
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Glickman, Stephen E. & Zucker, Irving (1994), Proceedings, American Philosophical Society, vol. 138, No. 1, p158-164
- ↑ George P. Murdock (1974) "Clellan Stearns Ford, 1909-1972," American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 76, No. 1 (Mar., 1974), pp. 83-85
- ↑ Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter B. American Academy of Arts and Sciences. URL accessed on May 28, 2011.
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