Jack Block

Retired Professor, University of California - Berkeley

Jack Block, a prominent psychologist of personality who in 1968 began studying a group of California preschoolers and for decades kept watch as they moved from childhood through adolescence and into adulthood, died on Jan. 13 2010 at his home in El Cerrito, Calif. He was 85. At his death, Professor Block was an emeritus professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, where he had taught from 1957 until his retirement in 1991. Jacob Block, always called Jack, was born in Brooklyn on April 28, 1924. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College and a Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford in 1951. Besides his daughter Susan, Professor Block is survived by two other daughters, Jody Block and Carol Block; a son, David; and four grandchildren.

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Celia Gilbert	Melissa L Bean, Russ Carnahan, Russ Feingold, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Dennis Kucinich, Gwen Moore, Barack Obama, Allyson Y Schwartz, Lynn C Woolsey, Mary Jo Kilroy, Diane Goss Farrell, Lois Murphy, Bruce Lunsford, America Coming Together, Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Patty Wetterling, Richard M Romero, Richard Joel Noriega, Mark Hamilton Schauer, Nancy Farmer, Daniel Joseph Seals, Al Franken, Jeff Merkley, James Francis Martin, Democracy for America, Victoria Wulsin, Eric J J Massa, MoveOn.Org Political Action, Howard Dean, Betty Castor, Thomas Geoghegan, Marcy Winograd, Ethan Strimling, Democratic Advancement PAC, Bill Hedrick, John Waltz, Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Betsy Krieger	John Barrow, Melissa L Bean, Bruce Braley, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Rush Holt, Gwen Moore, Barack Obama, John Tony Salazar, Allyson Y Schwartz, Brad Carson, Joseph M Hoeffel, Mary Jo Kilroy, Diane Goss Farrell, Lois Murphy, Tom Gallagher, America Coming Together, Steven Leo Driehaus, Dave Ross, Jon Paul Jennings, Mark Hamilton Schauer, Daniel Joseph Seals, Al Franken, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Virginia Schrader, James M Sullivan, Eric J J Massa, MoveOn.Org Political Action, New York State Committee of the Working Families Party, Howard Dean, Betty Castor, Paul Babbitt, Progressive Change Campaign Committee
John Hunting	John Barrow, Melissa L Bean, Russ Carnahan, Russ Feingold, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Rush Holt, Dennis Kucinich, Gwen Moore, Barack Obama, John Tony Salazar, Allyson Y Schwartz, Brad Carson, Joseph M Hoeffel, Mary Jo Kilroy, Lois Murphy, Tom Gallagher, America Coming Together, Steven Leo Driehaus, Dave Ross, Jon Paul Jennings, Richard M Romero, Mark Hamilton Schauer, Daniel Joseph Seals, Al Franken, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Virginia Schrader, James M Sullivan, Victoria Wulsin, Eric J J Massa, Betty Castor, Paul Babbitt
Joanie Bronfman	John Barrow, Melissa L Bean, Bruce Braley, Russ Feingold, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Gwen Moore, Barack Obama, John Tony Salazar, Allyson Y Schwartz, Brad Carson, Mary Jo Kilroy, Diane Goss Farrell, Lois Murphy, Dave Ross, Ned Lamont, Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Patty Wetterling, Patricia Keever, Richard M Romero, Daniel Joseph Seals, Angela Paccione V, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, James Francis Martin, Virginia Schrader, James M Sullivan, Victoria Wulsin, MoveOn.Org Political Action, Siobhan L Bennett, Betty Castor, Judith Feder
Nelson Helm	John Barrow, Melissa L Bean, Bruce Braley, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Brian Higgins, Rush Holt, Dennis Kucinich, Michael H Michaud, Barack Obama, John Tony Salazar, Brad Carson, Joseph M Hoeffel, Mary Jo Kilroy, Diane Goss Farrell, Lois Murphy, Joseph E Driscoll, Tom Gallagher, Dave Ross, Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Jon Paul Jennings, Patty Wetterling, Richard M Romero, Mark Hamilton Schauer, Al Franken, Jeff Merkley, Victoria Wulsin, Eric J J Massa, Betty Castor, Paul Babbitt, Democratic Advancement PAC
Lawrence E Hess	Melissa L Bean, Bruce Braley, Russ Feingold, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Rush Holt, Dennis Kucinich, Michael H Michaud, Gwen Moore, Barack Obama, John Tony Salazar, Allyson Y Schwartz, Lynn C Woolsey, Mary Jo Kilroy, Diane Goss Farrell, Lois Murphy, America Coming Together, Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Nancy Farmer, Daniel Joseph Seals, Al Franken, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Eric J J Massa, MoveOn.Org Political Action, Annette Taddeo, Betty Castor, Council for a Livable World Candidate Fund, Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Marjorie B Roswell	Russ Feingold, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Rush Holt, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama, Allyson Y Schwartz, Brad Carson, Joseph M Hoeffel, Mary Jo Kilroy, Lois Murphy, Ned Lamont, Richard M Romero, Richard Joel Noriega, Mark Hamilton Schauer, Nancy Farmer, Daniel Joseph Seals, Al Franken, Louella Jane Mitakides, Democracy for America, Victoria Wulsin, MoveOn.Org Political Action, Howard Dean, Thomas Geoghegan, Judith Feder, John Waltz, Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Michael Kieschnick	Melissa L Bean, Nancy Boyda, Russ Feingold, Barack Obama, Brad Carson, Joseph M Hoeffel, Lois Murphy, America Coming Together, Ned Lamont, Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Richard M Romero, Mark Hamilton Schauer, Nancy Farmer, Daniel Joseph Seals, Al Franken, Ralph Nader, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Democracy for America, Virginia Schrader, MoveOn.Org Political Action, Howard Dean, Thomas Geoghegan, Progressive Vote Aka Progressive Democrats of America, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Regina D Thomas
Barbra Streisand	Melissa L Bean, Russ Feingold, Rush Holt, Barack Obama, Allyson Y Schwartz, Joseph M Hoeffel, Mary Jo Kilroy, Diane Goss Farrell, Jim Himes, Lois Murphy, Tom Gallagher, Bruce Lunsford, Dave Ross, Ned Lamont, Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Jon Paul Jennings, Mark Hamilton Schauer, Daniel Joseph Seals, Al Franken, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Howard Dean, Betty Castor, Thomas Geoghegan, Progressive Vote Aka Progressive Democrats of America, Marcy Winograd
Vincent J Ryan	John Barrow, Nancy Boyda, Bruce Braley, Russ Feingold, Barack Obama, John Tony Salazar, Brad Carson, Mary Jo Kilroy, Lois Murphy, Steven Leo Driehaus, Dave Ross, Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Jon Paul Jennings, Patty Wetterling, Richard M Romero, Nancy Farmer, Daniel Joseph Seals, Al Franken, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, James Francis Martin, Democracy for America, MoveOn.Org Political Action, Howard Dean, Betty Castor, Paul Babbitt
Faye Straus	Melissa L Bean, Bruce Braley, Russ Feingold, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Barack Obama, John Tony Salazar, Lynn C Woolsey, Brad Carson, Diane Goss Farrell, Lois Murphy, Ned Lamont, Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Patty Wetterling, Mark Hamilton Schauer, Nancy Farmer, Daniel Joseph Seals, Angela Paccione V, Jeff Merkley, James Francis Martin, Democracy for America, Victoria Wulsin, Siobhan L Bennett, Betty Castor, Democratic Advancement PAC, Council for a Livable World Candidate Fund, John Waltz
James C Hormel	Melissa L Bean, Bruce Braley, Russ Feingold, Brian Higgins, Barack Obama, Allyson Y Schwartz, Lynn C Woolsey, Mary Jo Kilroy, Lois Murphy, Tom Gallagher, Dave Ross, Ned Lamont, Patty Wetterling, Patricia Keever, Richard M Romero, Daniel Joseph Seals, Al Franken, Angela Paccione V, Jeff Merkley, James Francis Martin, Elwyn Glenn Tinklenberg, Howard Dean, Betty Castor, Paul Babbitt, Democratic Advancement PAC
Bahr Weiss	Melissa L Bean, Rush Holt, Barack Obama, John Tony Salazar, Allyson Y Schwartz, Brad Carson, Mary Jo Kilroy, Diane Goss Farrell, Lois Murphy, Joseph E Driscoll, Dave Ross, Ned Lamont, Jon Paul Jennings, Patty Wetterling, Patricia Keever, Richard M Romero, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Democracy for America, Virginia Schrader, James M Sullivan, MoveOn.Org Political Action, New York State Committee of the Working Families Party, Betty Castor
Jamie Wolf	Bruce Braley, Russ Feingold, Rush Holt, Barack Obama, Allyson Y Schwartz, Joseph M Hoeffel, Mary Jo Kilroy, Joseph E Driscoll, Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Patty Wetterling, Daniel Joseph Seals, Al Franken, Angela Paccione V, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Democracy for America, MoveOn.Org Political Action, Betty Castor, Thomas Geoghegan, Progressive Vote Aka Progressive Democrats of America, Marcy Winograd, Ethan Strimling, John Waltz, Anthony Woods
E Marianne Gabel	Melissa L Bean, Bruce Braley, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Gwen Moore, Barack Obama, Allyson Y Schwartz, Lynn C Woolsey, Mary Jo Kilroy, Lois Murphy, America Coming Together, Steven Leo Driehaus, Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Patty Wetterling, Patricia Keever, Daniel Joseph Seals, Al Franken, Mark Begich, Louella Jane Mitakides, Victoria Wulsin, MoveOn.Org Political Action, Howard Dean, Betty Castor, Democratic Advancement PAC, John Waltz
Judith Avery	Melissa L Bean, Russ Feingold, Rush Holt, Gwen Moore, Barack Obama, Allyson Y Schwartz, Mary Jo Kilroy, Jim Himes, Lois Murphy, America Coming Together, Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Patty Wetterling, Mark Hamilton Schauer, Al Franken, Jeff Merkley, Democracy for America, Victoria Wulsin, Eric J J Massa, MoveOn.Org Political Action, Howard Dean, Siobhan L Bennett, Betty Castor, Judith Feder, Democratic Advancement PAC
Richard Leeds	Melissa L Bean, Bruce Braley, Russ Carnahan, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama, Allyson Y Schwartz, Brad Carson, Joseph M Hoeffel, Mary Jo Kilroy, Jim Himes, Steven Leo Driehaus, Dave Ross, Richard M Romero, Mark Hamilton Schauer, Daniel Joseph Seals, Al Franken, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, MoveOn.Org Political Action, Howard Dean, Annette Taddeo, Siobhan L Bennett, Betty Castor, Democratic Advancement PAC
George Wallerstein	Bruce Braley, Russ Feingold, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Rush Holt, Dennis Kucinich, John Tony Salazar, Allyson Y Schwartz, Brad Carson, Joseph M Hoeffel, Mary Jo Kilroy, Lois Murphy, Dave Ross, Ned Lamont, Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Matthew James Connealy, Al Franken, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, James Francis Martin, Eric J J Massa, Betty Castor, Council for a Livable World Candidate Fund, Bill Hedrick
Wayne Jordan	Melissa L Bean, Russ Feingold, Barack Obama, Allyson Y Schwartz, Brad Carson, Mary Jo Kilroy, Diane Goss Farrell, Lois Murphy, Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Richard M Romero, Richard Joel Noriega, Daniel Joseph Seals, Al Franken, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Virginia Schrader, James M Sullivan, Siobhan L Bennett, Betty Castor, Paul Babbitt, John Waltz, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Anthony Woods
Jeffrey Levy-Hinte	John Barrow, Bruce Braley, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Barack Obama, John Tony Salazar, Allyson Y Schwartz, Brad Carson, Mary Jo Kilroy, Diane Goss Farrell, Lois Murphy, Dave Ross, Jon Paul Jennings, Patty Wetterling, Richard M Romero, Mark Hamilton Schauer, Al Franken, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Virginia Schrader, James M Sullivan, Eric J J Massa, Betty Castor, Paul Babbitt

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Types	Person, Academic
Gender	Male
Birthday	Apr 28 '24
Date of death	Jan 13 '10

Jack Block

Retired Professor, University of California - Berkeley

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