Did you know that the IQ tests used around the world grew out of the life of a quiet immigrant Brother in Queens?
Discover how Brother David Wechsler, immigrant psychologist and Master Mason of Geba Lodge, built the intelligence scales that reshaped how
In 1919, David Wechsler was raised a Master Mason at Geba Lodge No. 954 in Elmhurst, New York. By day he was a young psychologist; by night, a new Brother in a freshly chartered lodge.
At Bellevue Hospital, he would design the Wechsler intelligence scales (WAIS, WISC, WPPSI) which moved the world beyond a single “mental age” number to a multidimensional view of how we think, remember, and solve problems. Today, those scales are still the backbone of psychological assessment in classrooms, clinics, and courtrooms worldwide.
From a lodge room to a global legacy of the mind, Brother Wechsler’s story is a reminder that history is often shaped by people whose names we only see in small print on test forms.
