Teresa Amabile – Pioneer of research on organizational creativity
Teresa Amabile
Teresa Mary Amabile
(born June 15, 1950, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA)
Nationality: United States
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Psychologist, Professor
Specification: Professor and Expert in the Psychology of Creativity, innovation...
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi – Creator of the Creativity Concept as the State of Flow
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Robert Csikszentmihalyi
(Pronounced: "cheek-sent-me-high-ee").
(September 29, 1934, Fiume, Kingdom of Italy (now Rijeka, Croatia) - October 20, 2021, Claremont, California, U.S.) (Aged 87)
Nationality: American,...
Edward De Bono – renowned creativity expert and the father of lateral thinking
Edward De Bono
Edward Charles Francis Publius de Bono
(19 May 1933, St. Julian's Bay, Valletta, Malta – 9 June 2021, Malta) (aged 88)
Citizenship: Malta, Britain
Category:...
Alex Osborn – Father of Brainstorming and Method of Creative Problem Solving
Alex Osborn
Alex Faickney Osborn
(May 24, 1888, Bronx, New York City, USA – May 5, 1966, Buffalo, New York, USA) (Aged 77)
Nationality: American, United States
Category:...
Edward Titchener – Founder of Structural Psychology
Edward Titchener
Edward Bradford Titchener
(11 January 1867, Chichester, Sussex, England - 3 August 1927, Ithaca, New York, USA) (aged 60)
Nationality: United Kingdom, USA
Category: Scientists
Occupation:...
Pierre de Fermat – One of the greatest mathematicians of all times
Pierre de Fermat
(17 August 1601 (or 1608), Beaumont-de-Lomagne, France -12 January 1665, Castres, France)
Nationality: France
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Lawyers, Mathematics
Unique distinction: One of the greatest mathematicians...
Joy Paul Guilford – One of the founders of the Psychology of Creativity
Joy Paul Guilford
(March 7, 1897, Marquette, Nebraska, USA – November 26, 1987, Los Angeles) (Aged 90)
Nationality: United States of America
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Psychologists
Specification: Psychology of Creativity, Applied Psychology
Unique...
Johann Friedrich Herbart – Founder of Pedagogy
Johann Friedrich Herbart
(May 4, 1776, Oldenburg, Germany - August 14, 1841, Göttingen, Hanover, Germany) (age 65)
Nationality: Germany
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Educators, Philosophers, Psychologists
Specification: Empirical psychology,...
Galileo – The father of Modern Science
Galileo
Galileo Galilei
Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei
(15 February 1564, Pisa, Duchy of Florence, Italy - 8 January 1642, Arcetri, Grand Duchy of Tuscany,...
Hippocrates of Cos – The father of Western medicine
Hippocrates
Hippocrates of Cos
(ca. 460/ 450 BC , Island of Cos, Ancient Greece - 377/370 BC, Larissa, Thessaly, Greece)
Nationality: Greece
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Physicians, Philosophers
Unique distinction:...
Maria Montessori – Founder of Educational Method
Maria Montessori
(August 31, 1870, Chiaravalle (Ancona), Italy - May 6, 1952, Noordwijk aan Zee, Netherlands) (aged 81)
Nationality: Italy
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Educators, Physicians
Unique distinction: Founder...
Margaret Mead – American anthropologist and psychologist
Margaret Mead
December 16 1901, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - November 15 1978, New York City, USA (aged 76)
Nationality: United States of America
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Psychologists, Culturologists
Unique distinction:...