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Max Wertheimer (April 15, 1880, Prague – October 12, 1943, New York) was one of the founders of Gestalt psychology. Wertheimer, who was Jewish, studied law for more than two years, but decided then to change to philosophy. He got his doctoral degree (summa cum laude) from the University of Würzburg in 1904.

Life

Max Wertheimer was born on April 15, 1880, in Prague.

In 1910 he worked at the Psychological Institute of Frankfurt University. There he became interested in perception. Together with two younger assistants, Wolfgang Köhler and Kurt Koffka, he studied the effect of moving pictures a tachistoscope generates. In 1912 he published his seminal paper on "Experimental Studies of the Perception of Movement," and was offered a lectureship.

From 1916 to 1925 he was in Berlin (as assistant professor from 1922 onwards). In 1925 he came back to Frankfurt as professor.

In 1933 he escaped Germany to the United States, where he taught at the New School for Social Research in New York City. There he wrote his book Productive Thinking. In productive thinking Wertheimer voiced his support for top down or holistic learning.

Work

Wertheimer is seen as one of the founding fathers of modern psychology.

Legacy

Major Works

References
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  • Wertheimer, Michael. 1999. A Brief History of Psychology. Wadsworth Publishing. ISBN 0155079972
  • Kimble, Gregory A., Michael Wertheimer, and Charlotte L. White (Editors). 1991. Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology. American Psychological Association and Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. ISBN 0805811362
  • Wertheimer, Michael and D. King. 2004. Max Wertheimer and Gestalt Theory. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 0765802589

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