Margaret Keiver Smith (1856–1934) was an American psychologist and psychological and educational researcher.
Born in
Amherst, Nova Scotia in 1856, Smith was educated first in
Oswego, New York, gaining her diploma in 1883.
She attended the
University of Jena, University of
Thuringen and
Göttingen University, in Germany, and was awarded her PhD by the
University of Zurich, in Switzerland, in 1900. From there she returned to the U.S. and became an instructor at the State Normal School of
New Paltz, New York, from 1901, rising to professor, and director of geography and psychology.
^KM (1 January 2000). "Margaret Keiver Smith". In
Marilyn Ogilvie;
Joy Harvey (eds.). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science. Vol. 2. New York and London: Routledge. p. 1207.
ISBN978-0-415-92040-7. (misspelling of Margaret Keiver Smith's middle name in book's early editions)