PSYCHOLOGIST

Elton Mayo

1880 - 1949

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George Elton Mayo (26 December 1880 – 7 September 1949) was an Australian born psychologist, industrial researcher, and organizational theorist. Mayo was formally trained at the University of Adelaide, acquiring a Bachelor of Arts Degree graduating with First Class Honours, majoring in philosophy and psychology, and was later awarded an honorary Master of Arts Degree from the University of Queensland (UQ). While in Queensland, Mayo served on the University's war committee and pioneered research into the psychoanalytic treatment of shell-shock. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elton Mayo has received more than 767,535 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Elton Mayo is the 43rd most popular psychologist (up from 44th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Australia (down from 7th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Psychologist.

Elton Mayo is most famous for his contributions to the Hawthorne Studies. The Hawthorne Studies were a series of experiments that were conducted at the Hawthorne Plant in Cicero, Illinois. The experiments were based on the idea that workers would be more productive if they felt like they were being treated as individuals.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Elton Mayo ranks 43 out of 235. Before him are Lawrence Kohlberg, Hans Eysenck, Donald Winnicott, John Bowlby, Milton H. Erickson, and Wolfgang Köhler. After him are Alfred Kinsey, Max Wertheimer, Sándor Ferenczi, Raymond Cattell, Princess Marie Bonaparte, and Sabina Spielrein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Elton Mayo ranks 20. Before him are Manuel Azaña, Paul Hausser, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Werner von Fritsch, Premchand, and Wilhelm List. After him are Paul Ehrenfest, Max Wertheimer, Otto Weininger, H. L. Mencken, Vajiravudh, and Bruno Taut. Among people deceased in 1949, Elton Mayo ranks 16. Before him are James Ensor, Charles Ponzi, Klaus Mann, Kim Jong-suk, August Krogh, and Louis II, Prince of Monaco. After him are Axel Munthe, Angela Hitler, Nathuram Godse, Victor Fleming, Fyodor Tolbukhin, and Sarojini Naidu.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Elton Mayo ranks 10 out of 1,143. Before him are Rod Laver (1938), Sia (1975), Rupert Murdoch (1931), George Lazenby (1939), Truganini (1812), and Cate Blanchett (1969). After him are Chris Hemsworth (1983), Alexander Prokhorov (1916), Margaret Court (1942), Margot Robbie (1990), Heath Ledger (1979), and Paul Hogan (1939).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Australia

Among psychologists born in Australia, Elton Mayo ranks 1. 

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