I believe that this is correct (the NYT says "ZYE-unts"). I was a grad student at Michigan in the '60's when Bob was there, 'tho I had very limited contact with him.
On Dec 7, 2008, at 8:54 AM, Stuart McKelvie wrote: > Dear Tipsters, > > Thanks for Chris for this information, which I was totally unaware of. > > And in honour of a person who has contributed greatly to > psychology, I hope that I am correct in saying that his name is > pronounced “Zcience” (something like “science” with a “z”.). > > I am checking because I will add in Chris’s biographical details > when presenting his material in class. > > Sincerely, > > Stuart > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: (819)822-9600, Extension 2402 > Department of Psychology, Fax: (819)822-9661 > Bishop's University, > 2600 College Street, > Sherbrooke, > Québec J1M 1Z7, > Canada. > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: > http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy > ___________________________________________________________ > From: Christopher D. Green [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: December 7, 2008 9:34 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] Robert Zajonc, Who Looked at Mind’s Ties to > Actions, Is Dead at 85 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com > > Famed social psychologist Robert Zajonc has died. Here is the NYT > obit: > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/education/07zajonc.html? > _r=1&ref=obituaries > > Here's something you probably didn't know about him: > "In 1939, after the Nazis invaded Poland and headed toward [Zajons' > hometown of] Lodz, he and his parents fled to Warsaw. There, the > building in which they were staying was bombed, and Robert’s > parents were killed. Robert woke up in a hospital, seriously > injured. He attended an underground university in Warsaw before > being dispatched to a labor camp in Germany. He escaped and, > recaptured, was sent to a political prison in France. Escaping > again, he joined the French Resistance and studied at the > University of Paris. Reaching England in 1944, he worked as a > translator for American forces in the European campaign." > > Chris Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
