Timeline
| Year | Event |
| 1905 | Born October 31 in Fairfield, Iowa Son of Alonzo and Mabel (Rock) Israel |
| 1930-44 | Staff, University of Wisconsin–Madison Married Clara Mears |
| 1939-40 | Carnegie Fellow of Anthropology at Columbia University |
| 1944-74 | George Cary Comstock Research Professor of Psychology |
| 1946 | Divorced Clara Mears |
| 1948 | Married Margaret Kuenne |
| 1947-48 | President, Midwestern Psychological Association |
| 1950-51 | President of Division of Experimental Psychology, American Psychological Association |
| 1950-52 | Head of Human Resources Research Branch, Department of the Army |
| 1953-55 | Head of Division of Anthropology and Psychology, National Research Council |
| 1956 | Howard Crosby Warren Medal for outstanding contributions to the field of experimental psychology |
| 1956-74 | Director of Primate Lab, University of Wisconsin |
| 1958-59 | President, American Psychological Association |
| 1959,65 | Sigma Xi National Lecturer |
| 1960 | Distinguished Psychologist Award, American Psychological Association Messenger Lecturer at Cornell University |
| 1961-71 | Director of Regional Primate Research Center |
| 1964-65 | President of Division of Comparative & Physiological Psychology, American Psychological Association |
| 1967 | National Medal of Science |
| 1970 | Death of his spouse, Margaret |
| 1971 | Harris Lecturer at Northwestern University Remarried Clara Mears |
| 1972 | Martin Rehfuss Lecturer at Jefferson Medical College Gold Medal from American Psychological Foundation Annual Award from Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality |
| 1974 | University of Arizona (Tucson) Honorary Research Professor of Psychology |
| 1975 | Von Gieson Award from New York State Psychiatric Institute |
| 1976 | International Award from Kittay Scientific Foundation |
| 1981 | Died December 6 |
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