Henry Gleitman

Who is Henry Gleitman?

Henry Gleitman is a Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Gleitman was born in Leipzig, Germany. He received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. He then taught at Swarthmore College before joining the UPenn faculty in 1953.

Gleitman is a cognitive psychologist with interests in language, but he claims, "I'm probably better identified as a general psychologist whose research interests range over many of the traditional areas of psychological inquiry." Gleitman is willing to work with students in any field of psychology if that student can interest him in his/her proposed field of research.

Gleitman is best known for his authorship of Psychology, a classic textbook first published in 1981 used in many Introduction to Psychology classes, now in its eighth edition.

Henry Gleitman is married to fellow psychologist Lila R. Gleitman, an internationally-renowned language acquisition researcher, who is also a Professor Emerita of Psychology and Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania. Henry and Lilia Geleitman collaborate together with research.