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
Category:...
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,...
Rudolf Hermann Lotze – German philosopher, psychologist and physiologist
Hermann Lotze
Rudolf Hermann Lotze
(21 May 1817, Bautzen, Germany -1 July 1881, Berlin)
Nationality: Germany
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Psychologists, Physiologists, Philosophers, Physicians
Specification: Empirical philosophy, Idealistic Monism.
Unique distinction: Founder of the metaphysical...
Hermann von Helmholtz – One of the greatest scientists of the XIX century
Hermann von Helmholtz
Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz
(August 31, 1821, Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia - September 8, 1894, Charlottenburg, Germany)
Nationality: Germany
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Physiologists, Psychologists,...
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:...
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 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:...
Howard Gardner – Author of the Theory of Multiple Intelligences and Prominent Creativity Researcher
Howard Gardner
Howard Earl Gardner
(July 11, 1943, Scranton, Pennsylvania - Present) (Aged 80)
Nationality: United States of America
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Psychologist, Author, Educator
Specification: Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Science,...
Dean Keith Simonton: Leading Researcher on Creativity and Genius
Dean Keith Simonton
born January 27, 1948, Glendale, CA; Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, USA
Citizenship: USA
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Psychologist, professor, author, expert on creativity and genius.
Specification: He...
Robert Sternberg: Prominent Researcher of Creativity and Intelligence
Robert Sternberg
Robert Jeffrey Sternberg
December 8, 1949, in Newark, New Jersey, United States
Citizenship: USA
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Psychologist, psychometrician, author, researcher, lecturer
Specification: Cognitive psychology, intelligence, Psychology of...
Istvan Magyari-Beck: Pioneer of Creatology and Creativity Science
István Magyari-Beck
(1 October, 1941, Budapest, Hungary - 18 August, 2022 Budapest, Hungary) (aged 81)
Citizenship: Hungary
Occupation: Psychologist, educator, Professor and researcher in creatology, psychology, and...
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,...