Dr. Auke Tellegen

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Tellegen, Dr. Auke passed away on March 8, peacefully in his sleep, at home in Arden Hills, Minnesota at the age of 93. Auke was born July 16th, 1930, in Indonesia, known at the time as Batavia, Dutch East Indies. Auke was the loving husband of Lysbeth Tellegen who passed away in 2011. Auke is survived by his son and daughter, Peter Tellegen (Margaret) and Gwen Tellegen (Chris), his granddaughters Laura Bankston Kelleher (Brian), Amy Tellegen Geise (Will), Helen Tellegen (Steven), and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Lysbeth Tellegen, and his grandsons Nic Tellegen Burcham and Tom Bankston. Auke had many close friends with whom he kept in contact, including his long-time dear friend Beverly Kaemmer, with whom he shared a home. Auke earned his Doctorandus of Psychology degree at the University of Amsterdam in 1957 and a PhD from the University of Minnesota in 1962. He served on the faculty of the U of M's Department of Psychology from 1963 to 1999. Auke made trailblazing, long-lasting contributions to the basic and applied study of personality and psychopathology. He was a member of the committee that developed the MMPI-2 personality test and lead subsequent work to modernize the inventory, beginning with the development of the Restructured Clinical (RC) Scales and co-development of the MMPI-2-RF and MMPI-3. His normal-range personality inventory, the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire (MPQ), was the subject of decades of research culminating in its publication for applied use in 2023. Auke mentored dozens of graduate students, formally or informally, and willingly shared his keen insights with colleagues and mentees who eagerly sought his input and wise counsel. Auke was compassionate, generous, witty, and humble, a real lover of people who actively listened to diverse viewpoints with interest. He was devoted to and inspired by music, especially the work of Johann Sebastian Bach. Knowing that the small things in life mattered most, Auke spent some of his free time growing milkweed to promote Monarch Butterfly reproduction which he shared with his grandchildren. He reveled in and respected the beauty of nature. A Celebration of Life for Auke will be held on May 5th at 3 pm at the U of Minnesota's McNamara Alumni Center, in the Johnson Great Room. 200 Oak Street S.E., Minneapolis MN 55455. 612-624-9831. If you are unable to attend in person the will be a live stream of the event available on the following link: umn.zoom.us/j/… A Google Photo Album with photographs of Auke can be found here, please share photos if you would like. photos.app.goo.gl/… The family has asked that in lieu of flowers Memorial Contributions be made to the following organizations. Bach Society of Minnesota bachsocietyofminnesota.app.neoncrm.com/forms/… Save our Monarchs saveourmonarchs.org/…

Published on April 14, 2024