Education
Father Herr's registration book, University of Vienna
Herr studied as an undergraduate at St. Louis University from 1921 to 1925 in Psychology, Philosophy, Philology, Education, Natural Sciences and Mathematics. After receiving his B.A., he continued as a graduate student the following year, taking courses in Biology, Mathematics, Seismology, and Metaphysics. His Master's thesis was "The principle of the conservation of energy as opposed to the existence of a vital principle" (1926). Herr subsequently pursued additional graduate studies in Biology, Anatomy, Histology, and Neurology at St. Louis University Medical Faculty.
Father Herr's studies, University of Vienna
In 1937-1938, Herr studied at the University of Vienna under the leading psychologist and linguist Karl Buehler (1879-1963) and Charlotte Buehler (1893-1974), focusing on Gestalt Psychology. During the summer, he carried out research at Heythrop College, London and Oxford, and then moved to Bonn for the 1938-1939 academic year.
He studied Philosophy and Psychology at Frederic Wilhelm University in Bonn with Siegfried Behn (1884-1970). Herr was awarded a Ph.D. for the dissertation "Die isolierende Einstellung bei Kontrast-Erscheinungen: experimentelle Untersuchungen ihrer charakteriologischen Bedeutung" in July 1939. In the preface, Herr acknowledged his academic mentors including K. Buehler (Vienna); S. Behn and P. J. Frobes (Bonn); P. J. Lindworski (Prague); L. J. King (Heythrop) and L. Stevenson (Oxford).