Walter Dill Scott

Walter Dill Scott
Scott as Director for the Classification of US Army Personnel, April 1918
10th President of Northwestern University
In office 1920–1939
Preceded by	Lynn Hough
Succeeded by	Franklyn Bliss Snyder
Personal details
Born	(1869-05-01)May 1, 1869 Cooksville, Illinois, U.S.
Died	September 24, 1955(1955-09-24) (aged 86)
Relatives	Walter Dill Scott (grandson)
Education	Illinois State Normal University Northwestern University University of Leipzig
Occupation	Psychologist, academic administrator

Walter Dill Scott (May 1, 1869 – September 24, 1955)^[1] was an American psychologist and academic administrator who was one of the first applied psychologists and the 10th president of Northwestern University. He applied psychology to various business practices such as personnel selection and advertising.