✦ LIBER ✦
A biographical note on Max Friedrich (1856–1887), Wundt's first PhD student in experimental psychology
✍ Scribed by Cezary W. Domanski
- Book ID
- 102344128
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 52 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-5061
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
This article unveils some previously unknown facts about the short life of Max Friedrich (1856–1887), the author in 1881 of the first PhD dissertation on experimental psychology, written under the supervision of Wilhelm Wundt: “On the Duration of Apperception for Simple and Complex Visual Stimuli.” The article describes Friedrich's family background and life, professional career as a teacher, and works in psychology and mathematics. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.