William Marston

• Born 1893-05-09 · Died 1947-05-02

Inventor and developer of the systolic blood-pressure test, an early Lie Detector Test. Practicing psychologist. Created the psychoanalytical DISC theory, which was later developed into a behavioral assessment tool for psychologists. Member of the DC Comics Editorial Advisory Board as a consultant, 1940-1941. Writer of psychological books and journal articles. Creator of Wonder Woman, 1941. Other bibliographic sources: Harvard Class of 1915 25th Anniversary Report, pages 480-482 (reprinted http://www.flavinscorner.com/drww.htm, retrieved 2 March 2018); New York Times, May 3, 1947 (obituary); Who Was Who, 1947; and World Encyclopedia of Comics, 1976, 1998.