Bertram Raven

Bertram Raven
Raven in 1945
Born
Bertram Herbert Raven

(1926-09-26)September 26, 1926
DiedFebruary 26, 2020(2020-02-26) (aged 93)
Spouse
Celia Raven
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(m. 1961)​
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisThe Effect of Group Pressures on Opinion, Perception, and Communication (1953)
Leon Festinger
Academic work
DisciplinePsychology
Sub-discipline
Social psychology
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Notable ideas
Five bases of power
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Bertram Herbert Raven (September 26, 1926 – February 26, 2020) was an American academic. He was a member of the faculty of the psychology department at UCLA from 1956 until his death. He is perhaps best known for his early work in collaboration with John R. P. French, with whom he developed an analysis of the five bases of social power.