Kurt Koffka
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Key facts
- Born
- March 17, 1886 ( 1886-03-17 ) , Berlin , German Empire
- Died
- November 22, 1941 (1941-11-22) (aged 55), Northampton, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of Edinburgh , University of Berlin
- Era
- 20th-century philosophy
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- Gestalt psychology , Berlin School of experimental psychology
- Main interests
- Social psychology , Gestalt psychology
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kurt
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- German Reich
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Place of death
- Northampton
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- University of Giessen
- Languages spoken
- German
- Image
- Kurt Koffka.jpg
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- Kurt Koffka
- date of birth
- 1886-03-18
- date of death
- 1941-11-22
- name in native language
- Kurt Koffka
- writing language
- German
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Encyclopedic overview
Kurt Koffka ( German: [ˈkɔfka]; March 12, 1886 – November 22, 1941) was a German psychologist and professor. He was born and educated in Berlin, Germany; he died in Northampton, Massachusetts, from coronary thrombosis. He was influenced by his maternal uncle, a biologist, to pursue science. He had many interests including visual perception, brain damage, sound localization, developmental psychology, and experimental psychology. He worked alongside Max Wertheimer and Wolfgang Köhler to develop Gestalt psychology. Koffka had several publications including "The Growth of the Mind: An Introduction to Child Psychology" (1924) and "The Principles of Gestalt Psychology" (1935) which elaborated on his research.
Personal life
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