Kurt Koffka
Kurt Koffka (; 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.
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