Wilhelm Wundt
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| - | '''Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt''' (16 August 1832 – 31 August 1920) was a German physician, physiologist, philosopher, and professor, known today as one of the founding figures of modern [[psychology]]. Wundt, who noted psychology as a [[science]] apart from [[philosophy]] and [[biology]], was the first person ever to call himself a [[psychologist]].<ref>Neil Carlson, Donald C. Heth: Psychology the Science of Behaviour. Pearson Education Inc. 2010. {{ISBN|0205547869}}. p. 18.</ref> He is widely regarded as the "father of [[experimental psychology]]."<ref name="plato.stanford.edu">[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/wilhelm-wundt/ "Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt"] in ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy''.</ref><ref>Tom Butler-Bowdon: [https://books.google.com/books?id=wfjB9Blnk8kC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_summary_r#PPA20,M1 ''50 Psychology Classics'']. Nicholas Brealey Publishing 2007. {{ISBN|1857884736}}. p. 2.</ref> In 1879, Wundt founded the first formal laboratory for psychological research at the [[University of Leipzig]]. This marked psychology as an independent field of study.<ref>Wundt: Das Institut für experimentelle Psychologie, Leipzig 1909, 118-133.</ref> By creating this laboratory he was able to establish psychology as a separate science from other topics. He also formed the first academic journal for psychological research, [[Philosophische Studien]] (from 1881 to 1902), set up to publish the Institute's research.<ref>Lamberti: Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt 1832–1920. Leben, Werk und Persönlichkeit in Bildern und Texten. | + | '''Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt''' (16 August 1832 – 31 August 1920) was a German physician, physiologist, philosopher, and professor, known today as one of the founding figures of modern [[psychology]]. Wundt, who noted psychology as a [[science]] apart from [[philosophy]] and [[biology]], was the first person ever to call himself a [[psychologist]]. He is widely regarded as the "father of [[experimental psychology]]." In 1879, Wundt founded the first formal laboratory for psychological research at the [[University of Leipzig]]. This marked psychology as an independent field of study. By creating this laboratory he was able to establish psychology as a separate science from other topics. He also formed the first academic journal for psychological research, [[Philosophische Studien]] (from 1881 to 1902), set up to publish the Institute's research. |
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| - | A survey published in ''[[American Psychologist]]'' in 1991 ranked Wundt's reputation in first place regarding "all-time eminence" based on ratings provided by 29 American historians of psychology. [[William James]] and [[Sigmund Freud]] were ranked a distant second and third.<ref>J. H. Korn, R. Davis, S. F. Davis: Historians' and chairpersons' judgements of eminence among psychologists. ''American Psychologist'', 1991, Volume 46, pp. 789-792.</ref> | + | A survey published in ''[[American Psychologist]]'' in 1991 ranked Wundt's reputation in first place regarding "all-time eminence" based on ratings provided by 29 American historians of psychology. [[William James]] and [[Sigmund Freud]] were ranked a distant second and third. |
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Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt (16 August 1832 – 31 August 1920) was a German physician, physiologist, philosopher, and professor, known today as one of the founding figures of modern psychology. Wundt, who noted psychology as a science apart from philosophy and biology, was the first person ever to call himself a psychologist. He is widely regarded as the "father of experimental psychology." In 1879, Wundt founded the first formal laboratory for psychological research at the University of Leipzig. This marked psychology as an independent field of study. By creating this laboratory he was able to establish psychology as a separate science from other topics. He also formed the first academic journal for psychological research, Philosophische Studien (from 1881 to 1902), set up to publish the Institute's research.
A survey published in American Psychologist in 1991 ranked Wundt's reputation in first place regarding "all-time eminence" based on ratings provided by 29 American historians of psychology. William James and Sigmund Freud were ranked a distant second and third.
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