Albert Israel Rabin (1912-2010)

Albert Israel Rabin, professor emeritus of psychology at Michigan State University (MSU), died on October 24, 2010, at age 98. Over six decades, Al published nearly 200 empirical reports, reviews, books, and chapters on personality, child development, psychopathology, and the use of the Rorschach and other projective and measurement techniques, including the first review of research on the Wechsler–Bellevue Scales ( Psychological Bulletin, 1945) and comprehensive reviews of psychological studies on schizophrenia. In illuminating works, Al showed the kibbutz to be a natural laboratory for studying personality development in unconventional family settings.Rabin also received many awards and honors for his work. Al was a brilliant, warm, and generous friend, colleague, teacher, husband, and father. He filled his long life with honor and lasting accomplishments. He could have rested on his laurels, but he never did. Those who knew him remember him with love and respect. Everyone can learn much about his remarkable life from his essay, published at age 93, in the Journal of Personality Assessment (2005). (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)