David Jayne Hill

David Jayne Hill, was the first lecturer in psychology and past president of Bucknell University.

The historian Josef Brozek denoted him as the first person to be named ‘professor of psychology’ in a United States institution, a title taken in 1881. (He was appointed professor of ‘psychology and ethics’.)

He went on in later years to have a notable career as university administrator and ambassador to several European countries.