James (Jim) Georgas (1934-2018)

Presents an obituary for James (Jim) Georgas, who passed away in Athens, Greece, on April 20, 2018. Georgas worked tirelessly at the intersection of cross-cultural psychology and social psychology, and was considered one of the most accomplished cross-cultural social psychologists of his generation. Jim promoted his cross-cultural interests and Greek psychology through various professional positions that he held. These included President of the Hellenic Psychological Society (two terms, 1995-1997 and 1997-1999; honorary president, 1999- 2018) and Professor of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1983-2001). Jim's contributions to the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology included service as Regional Representative for Europe (1986-1988, 1994-1996), Secretary General (1996-2000), and President (2006-2008). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).