William James – One of the founders of Functional psychology
William James
(January 11, 1842, New York City, New York, USA - August 26, 1910, Chokorua, New Hampshire) (aged 68)
Nationality: United States of America
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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,...
Wilhelm Wundt – Founder of experimental and cultural psychology
Wilhelm Wundt
Wilhelm Maximilian (Max) Wundt
(August 16, 1832, Nekarau, near Mannheim, Baden -31 August 1920, Großbothen near Leipzig, Germany)
Nationality: Germany
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Physiologists, Psychologists
Specification: Experimental psychology
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Mikhail Lomonosov – Founder of Russian science
Mikhail Lomonosov
Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov
(19 November 1711, Denisovka, Arkhangelsk Governorate , Russia - 15 April 1765, St. Petersburg, Russia) (aged 53)
Nationality: Russia
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Chemists,...
Sigmund Freud – Founder of Psychoanalysis
Sigmund Freud
Sigismund Shlomo Freud
(May 6, 1856, Freiberg, Austro-Hungary (now Příbor, Czech Republic) - September 23, 1939, London, England) (aged 83)
Citizenship: Austria
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Psychiatrists,...
Herbert Spencer – Founder of Social Darwinism and Synthetic Philosophy
Herbert Spencer
(27 April 1820, Derby, Derbyshire, England - 8 December 1903, Brighton, Sussex, England) (aged 83)
Nationality: United Kingdom
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Sociologists, Philosophers, Psychologists
Specification: Associative psychology
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Gregor Mendel – The father of modern genetics
Gregor Mendel
Gregor Johann Mendel
(July 20/22, 1822, Heinzendorf bei Odrau, Austrian Silesia, Austria-Hungary - January 6, 1884, Brünn, Bohemia Austria-Hungary (aged 61)
Nationality: Czech Republic, Austria
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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:...
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
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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
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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
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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,...