Morton Deutsch
Morton Deutsch | |
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Morton Deutsch in his office, 2012 | |
| Born | February 4, 1920 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | March 13, 2017 (aged 97) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | City College of New York (BS) University of Pennsylvania (MS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
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| Known for | Theories of cooperation and competition, conflict resolution, distributive justice |
Morton Deutsch (February 4, 1920 – March 13, 2017) was an American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, and researcher in conflict resolution. Deutsch was one of the founding fathers of the field of conflict resolution. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Deutsch as the 63rd most cited psychologist of the 20th century.