Kurt Lewin

Psychologist, Academic

1890 – 1947

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Who was Kurt Lewin?

Kurt Zadek Lewin was a German-American psychologist, known as one of the modern pioneers of social, organizational, and applied psychology.

Lewin is often recognized as the "founder of social psychology" and was one of the first to study group dynamics and organizational development.

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Born
Sep 9, 1890
Mogilno
Religion
  • Judaism
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
  • Germans
Nationality
  • Germany
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Humboldt University of Berlin
  • Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
  • Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg
Employment
  • Duke University
Died
Feb 12, 1947
Newtonville

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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