Diskussion:Joe Gould

Studium von Joe Gould

Was studierte Joe Gould an der Harvard University? --E.mil.mil (Diskussion) 19:05, 23. Jan. 2018 (CET)

Laut englischer Wikipedia wurde Gould vor seinem Abschluss aus der Uni geworfen. He attended Harvard because his family wanted him to become a physician; both his grandfather, who taught at Harvard Medical School, and his father, also a doctor, had gone to Harvard. During his senior year, he had a breakdown and was kicked out.

Erst 1915 wandte er sich nochmal an die Uni und durfte dann zuende studieren. He applied for readmission to Harvard and was rejected. In 1915, he did field work for the Eugenics Record Office in Spring Harbor. He then went to North Dakota to study the Chippewa and Mandan cultures. He gained respect for their cultures, and he also learned how to ride horses, dance, and sing. Gould wrote again to Harvard, asking to be allowed to make up his outstanding credits by taking the examination in a class taught by the anthropologist Earnest Hooton. Gould passed, got his degree, and in 1916 moved to New York. Interessanterweise wird da nix von "Magna Cum Laude" erwähnt, und das dürfte doch da drin stehen. Fazit: Gould wurde rausgeworfen, erhielt dann, aufgrund seiner Reputation, 1915 die Chance sein Studium zu beenden und tat dies dann auch, aber ohne irgendwelche besonderen Leistungen dabei zu zeigen.--Maxvorstadt (Diskussion) 12:07, 5. Aug. 2019 (CEST)