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| Asch conformity experiments |
The Asch conformity experiments were a series of studies that starkly demonstrated the power of conformity in groups. (references) |
| Moe Asch |
Moses ("Moe") Asch (1905-1986) was the founder of Folkways Records. The label, founded in 1946, was instrumental in bringing folk music into the American mainstream. (references) |
| Ricardo Asch |
Ricardo Asch is an Argentine-born obstetrician/gynecologist and endocrinologist who was originally notable for his pioneering work in reproductive technology, but who is now primarily known for his unethical practices at the University of California, Irvine's fertility clinic. The Orange County Register's investigations into these practices, which involved the misuse of human embryos and the harvesting-and-transplanting of human eggs without patient consent, led to that paper's receiving the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting, and were the catalyst in several regulatory reforms. (references) |
| Roland Asch |
Roland Asch is a race car driver born in Los Gatos, USA on the 12th of October 1950. He won the German Porsche 944 Turbo Cup twice, in 1988 and 1989, before winning the German Porsche Carrera Cup in 1991. From 1985 to 1994 he also consistently drove for Mercedes in DTM, moving the German Supertouring Cars in 1995 for four years. (references) |
| Sebastian Asch |
Sebastian Asch is a race car driver born in Ammerbuch, Germany on the 4th of December 1986. Starting his career in slalom and karting, he drove in the 2004 German Ford Fiesta Cup, driving the number eight car. (references) |
| Shalom Asch |
United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Sholem Asch |
United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Sholem Asch |
Sholem Asch (1880 - 1957), a.k.a. Shalom Asch was a U.S. (Polish-born) Jewish novelist, dramatist, and essayist in the Yiddish language. (references) |
| Sholom Asch |
United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Solomon Asch |
Solomon E. Asch (September 14, 1907 - February 20, 1996) was a world-renowned American Gestalt psychologist and pioneer in social psychology. He was born in Warsaw, Poland, and emigrated to the United States in 1920. He received his bachelor's degree from the College of the City of New York in 1928. At Columbia University, he received his master's degree in 1930 and Ph.D. in 1932. He had been a professor of psychology at Swarthmore College for 19 years, working with psychologists including Wolfgang Köhler. (references) |
| Tim Asch |
Tim Asch (July 16 1932 - October 3 1994, Los Angeles, California), was a noted, ethnographer, documentary filmmaker , and photographer. He served apprenticeships with still photographers Minor White, Edward Weston and Ansel Adams. He also worked as a teaching assistant for Margaret Mead while studying at Columbia University. He was the Director of The University of Southern California (USC)'s Center for Visual Anthropology until his passing in 1994. (references) |
| Titus van Asch van Wijck |
Titus Anthony Jacob van Asch van Wijck (born 29 August 1849 in Utrecht - died 9 September 1902 in The Hague) was a Dutch politician and colonial governor of Suriname. He was the son of Matthias Margarethus van Asch van Wijck and the grandson of Hubert Matthijs Adriaan Jan van Asch van Wijck, both prominent politicians. T. A. J. van Asch van Wijck served as governor of Suriname (27 June 1891 - 12 May 1896) and colonial minister (1 August 1901 - 9 September 1902) in the government Abraham Kuyper. He was a leading member of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP). (references) |
| Van Asch College |
Now called van Asch Deaf Education Centre (VADEC) or Van Asch College used to be called Sumner School for the Deaf. It is located in Truro Street, Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand. It is a residential special school for deaf children, as well as a resource centre providing services and support for mainstream students and their teachers. (references) |
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