I didn't want to spread a rumor in case my memory was faulty, but I recall
that DiCara committed suicide. My recollection is that it concerned his
inability to replicate.
don
Donald McBurney
Stephen Black wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Kenneth M. Steele wrote:
> >
> > My understanding is that Leo DiCara committed suicide.
>
> I've now completed a vigorous search both on and off the
> Internet, in all the likely places, and have come up with exactly
> nothing that would verify this. Given the absence of his
> publications since the mid-1970's, it seems likely that he's
> dead. However, I wonder whether Ken might have confused him with
> one of his associates, George Wolf, in reporting that he
> committed suicide. I should also say I haven't been able to
> verify that information either.
>
> A complete strike-out this time. It seems that although many of
> our generation (and I won't say which one that is!) find his name
> familiar, he didn't quite reach the threshold of an obituary in
> the American Psychologist or anywhere else retrievable.
>
> -Stephen
>
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