Chester Middlebrook Pierce
Chester Middlebrook Pierce (March 4, 1927 – September 23, 2016) was an American psychiatrist and tenured professor of education and psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He was the first African-American full professor at Massachusetts General Hospital and was past president of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Orthopsychiatric Association. He was a fellow in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was a senior consultant for the acclaimed educational children's television series Sesame Street. He also coined and developed the term "microaggression".
Chester M. Pierce | |
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| Born | Chester Middlebrook Pierce March 4, 1927 Glen Cove, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 23, 2016 (aged 89) |
| Occupation | Psychiatrist |
| Known for | Harvard University Professor, Senior Consultant for Sesame Street, Creator of term microaggression |
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