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David Wechsler
Sign in to saveAmerican psychologist and academic (1896–1981)
Key facts
- Born
- January 12, 1896, Lespezi , Romania
- Died
- May 2, 1981 (aged 85), New York City , U.S.
- Education
- City College of New York , Columbia University
- Known for
- Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale , Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
- Fields
- Psychology
- Institutions
- Bellevue Hospital (1932-1967), Chief Psychologist
- Doctoral advisor
- Robert S. Woodworth
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Romania
- Place of birth
- Iași County
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- educator
- Educated at
- City College of New York
- Employer
- New York University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Dr. David Wechsler.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1896-01-12
- date of death
- 1981-05-02
- influenced by
- Charles Spearman
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Encyclopedic overview
David "Weshy" Wechsler (/ˈwɛkslər/; January 12, 1896 – May 2, 1981) was a Romanian-American psychologist. He developed well-known intelligence scales, such as the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) to get to know his patients at Bellevue Hospital. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Wechsler as the 51st most cited psychologist of the 20th century.
Early life and education
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “David Wechsler” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.