Nathan Kogan, Ph.D, esteemed academic and scholar of psychology,died April 28, 2013 at the age of 86.

The son of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, he was born in Bethlehem Pennsylvania and began his working life in his parents' small jewelry and watch repair shop. He subsequently went on to obtain his BA from Lehigh University and Ph.D. in Psychology from Harvard University.

At the time of his passing, he was Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the New School for Social Research, New York City, and Visiting Scholar at the Center for New Constructs, Educational Testing Service in Princeton. During the course of his career, he was also a visiting Professor at Princeton University, a Visiting Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, Visiting Scholar at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris, and Visiting Lecturer at the University of Melbourne and Monash University in Australia.

He was honored with several prestigious professional awards and served on the editorial boards of eleven psychology and gerontology journals. He was a dedicated and passionate scholar, continuing to work nearly every day on various research projects until just a couple weeks prior to his passing.

He is survived by his sister Lilian, his two daughters Laura and Vanessa, and two granddaughters, Clara and Sophia.

A memorial service will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Princeton on May 18, 2013 at 3 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory can be made to one of his favorite charities, World Wildlife Fund at www.worldwildlife.org.