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Allport

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[awl-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈɔl pɔrt, -poʊrt /

noun

  1. Gordon W(illard), 1897–1967, U.S. psychologist and educator.


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Mr. Allport, a historian at Syracuse University, found this lovely missive in the digital archive of RAF Bomber Command, one of the many archives he has culled to put this book together.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Gary Allport from Birdlife International said it was "amazing" to see the gull, which is normally a "coastal species".

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2022

I discovered the answer lurking in the work of an early-20th-century psychologist, Floyd Allport.

From Scientific American • Apr. 27, 2022

Alan Allport is a professor of history at Syracuse University.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2022

“If that Commander Allport would stand in like a true man and lend us a hand, we might get off even now,” exclaimed Desmond.

From The Three Commanders by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell

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