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Max Wertheimer

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Max Wertheimer , 1880-1943, German psychologist, b. Prague. He studied at the universities of Prague, Berlin, and Würzburg (Ph.D., 1904). His original researches, while he was a professor at Frankfurt and Berlin, placed him in the forefront of contemporary psychology. Wertheimer came to the United States in 1933, shortly before the Nazis seized power in Germany. He immediately joined the graduate faculty of the New School for Social Research (1933-43). Wertheimer's discovery (1910-12) of the phi phenomenon (concerning the illusion of motion) gave rise to the influential school of Gestalt... Read more
Max Wertheimer
Encyclopedia of World Biography Max Wertheimer The German psychologist Max Wertheimer (1880-1943) was the originator of Gestalt psychology, which had a profound influence on the whole science of psychology. Max Wertheimer was born in Prague on April 15, 1880. At the University ... Read more
Wertheimer, Max
World Encyclopedia Wertheimer, Max (1880–1943) German psychologist. Wertheimer was a founder of Gestalt psychology . His early work concerned visual perception. Later, he attempted to apply Gestalt principles to cognitive and educational problems. Read more

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