Kurt Koffka
Kurt Koffka | |
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| Born | March 17, 1886 |
| Died | November 22, 1941 (aged 55) |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh University of Berlin |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Gestalt psychology Berlin School of experimental psychology |
| Main interests | Social psychology Gestalt psychology |
Kurt Koffka (German: [ˈkɔfka]; March 12, 1886 – November 22, 1941) was a German psychologist and professor. He was born and educated in Berlin, Germany; he died in Northampton, Massachusetts, from coronary thrombosis. He was influenced by his maternal uncle, a biologist, to pursue science. He had many interests including visual perception, brain damage, sound localization, developmental psychology, and experimental psychology. He worked alongside Max Wertheimer and Wolfgang Köhler to develop Gestalt psychology. Koffka had several publications including "The Growth of the Mind: An Introduction to Child Psychology" (1924) and "The Principles of Gestalt Psychology" (1935) which elaborated on his research.