Lillian Moller Gilbreth

@Mother of Modern Management, Birthday and Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Lillian Gilbreth was an American psychologist hailed to be the first true industrial/organizational psychologist American Brown University Columbia University University Of California, Berkeley Engineers Psychologists Educators Gemini Celebrities Lillian Gilbreth was an American psychologist and industrial engineer hailed to be the first true industrial/organizational psychologist. A well-educated woman, she was among the first working female engineers to hold a Ph.D. Considered to be the mother of modern management, she along with her husband Frank pioneered several industrial management study techniques and made major contributions to fields such as motion study and human factors. As the parents of 12 children, the couple applied their scientific management principles to the running of their large household. Gilbreth was born into a large family in Oakland, California, and grew up to be an intelligent and ambitious girl. After graduating from the University of California in 1900 with a bachelor's degree in English literature she proceeded to complete her master’s degree and also earned her Ph.D. Following her marriage and the birth of her numerous children, she began applying the principles of scientific management to household tasks in order to complete the chores in a more efficient and time-saving manner. In addition to being a busy mother, she helped companies such as Johnson & Johnson and Macy's with their management departments. She also worked along with her husband in the management consulting firm of Gilbreth, Inc., which performed time and motion study.

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Birthday: May 24, 1878 Died on: January 2, 1972 Nationality: American Famous: Mother of Modern Management, Brown University, Columbia University, University Of California, Berkeley, Engineers, Psychologists, Educators Spouses: Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr. Childrens: Anne M. Gilbreth, Daniel B. Gilbreth, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr., Frederick M. Gilbreth, John M. Gilbreth, Lillian M. Gilbreth, Martha B. Gilbreth, Mary Elizabeth Gilbreth, William Gilbreth Universities: Brown University,Columbia University,University Of California, Berkeley University of California Berkeley Brown University Columbia University Oakland High School Information Detail Birthday May 24, 1878 Died on January 2, 1972 Nationality American Famous Mother of Modern Management, Brown University, Columbia University, University Of California, Berkeley, Engineers, Psychologists, Educators Spouses Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr. Childrens Anne M. Gilbreth, Daniel B. Gilbreth, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr., Frederick M. Gilbreth, John M. Gilbreth, Lillian M. Gilbreth, Martha B. Gilbreth, Mary Elizabeth Gilbreth, William Gilbreth Universities Brown University,Columbia University,University Of California, Berkeley University of California Berkeley Brown University Columbia University Oakland High School Notable Alumnis Brown University Columbia University University Of California Berkeley Birth Place Oakland Gender Female Father Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr. Sun Sign Gemini Born in Oakland Famous as Mother of Modern Management Died at Age 93

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She met her future husband Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Sr. in June 1903 and married him the next year. The couple had 13 children including a stillborn in 1915. Eleven of the remaining children survived to adulthood. Unsplash Personal Life

The children often took part in the experiments conducted by their parents. Two of them authored the books ‘Cheaper by the Dozen’ and ‘Belles on Their Toes’, telling of stories about their vibrant family life. Unsplash Personal Life

Lillian Gilbreth died on January 2, 1972. Unsplash Personal Life

Lillian Evelyn Moller was born on May 24, 1878, in Oakland, California, as the second of 11 children of William Moller, a builder's supply merchant, and Annie Delger. Her parents were of German descent. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

She received her early education at home and then joined a public elementary school. She went on to graduate from Oakland High School with excellent grades in May 1896. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

She studied English literature at the University of California and graduated in 1900 with a bachelor's degree. She then proceeded to the Columbia University for her master’s degree. There she became familiar with the subject of psychology. However due to ill health she had to return home and finished her master's degree in literature at the University of California in 1902. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

During a vacation in Europe she met Frank Gilbreth and married him in 1904. Both of them shared an interest in studying the efficiency in the workplace and the principles of scientific management. Unsplash Later Years

Over the ensuing years they had many children, and Lillian very efficiently managed her duties as a mother along with her professional obligations. In fact, having a number of children helped her in studying group dynamics and she applied scientific principles to the management of her own household. Unsplash Later Years

The pioneering woman also began working on her doctorate and completed her Ph.D from Brown University in 1915 with a dissertation on efficient teaching methods called ‘Some Aspects of Eliminating Waste in Teaching’. It was the first degree granted in industrial psychology. Unsplash Later Years

Along with her husband, she became a partner in the management consulting firm of Gilbreth, Inc. which performed time and motion study. While Frank was concerned with the technical aspects of worker efficiency, Lillian was more interested in the human aspects of time management. Unsplash Later Years

She realized that there were several direct and indirect factors that motivated workers to put in their best which included money and job satisfaction. By collaborating with Frank she helped to create job standardization, incentive wage-plans, and job simplification. She also recognized the effects of fatigue and stress on time management. Unsplash Later Years

Lillian Gilbreth is regarded as the first true industrial/organizational psychologist for her immense contribution to the study of the psychological aspects of industrial engineering. As the co-founder of Gilbreth, Inc., she performed research in time and motion study with her husband and also researched on fatigue study. Unsplash Major Works

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Birthday	May 24, 1878
Died on	January 2, 1972
Nationality	American
Famous	Mother of Modern Management, Brown University, Columbia University, University Of California, Berkeley, Engineers, Psychologists, Educators
Spouses	Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr.
Childrens	Anne M. Gilbreth, Daniel B. Gilbreth, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr., Frederick M. Gilbreth, John M. Gilbreth, Lillian M. Gilbreth, Martha B. Gilbreth, Mary Elizabeth Gilbreth, William Gilbreth
Universities	Brown University,Columbia University,University Of California, Berkeley University of California Berkeley Brown University Columbia University Oakland High School
Notable Alumnis	Brown University Columbia University University Of California Berkeley
Birth Place	Oakland
Gender	Female
Father	Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr.
Sun Sign	Gemini
Born in	Oakland
Famous as	Mother of Modern Management
Died at Age	93

Lillian Moller Gilbreth

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May 24, 1878

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