PSYCHOLOGIST

Auguste Forel

1848 - 1931

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Auguste-Henri Forel (French pronunciation: [oɡyst ɑ̃ʁi fɔʁɛl]; 1 September 1848 – 27 July 1931) was a Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist, psychiatrist and former eugenicist, notable for his investigations into the structure of the human brain and that of ants. He is considered a co-founder of the neuron theory. Forel is also known for his early contributions to sexology and psychology. From 1978 until 2000 Forel's image appeared on the 1000 Swiss franc banknote. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Auguste Forel is the 89th most popular psychologist (up from 105th in 2019), the 138th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 152nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swiss Psychologist.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Auguste Forel ranks 89 out of 235. Before him are Paul Watzlawick, Hugo Münsterberg, Ludwig Binswanger, G. Stanley Hall, Edward C. Tolman, and Harry Stack Sullivan. After him are Théodule-Armand Ribot, Benjamin Bloom, David McClelland, Urie Bronfenbrenner, V. S. Ramachandran, and Vladimir Bekhterev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1848, Auguste Forel ranks 37. Before him are Katsura Tarō, Hristo Botev, Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, Anna Boch, Guido von List, and Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans. After him are Victor Noir, Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Vasily Surikov, Carl Stumpf, Jules Bastien-Lepage, and Maximilian von Prittwitz. Among people deceased in 1931, Auguste Forel ranks 33. Before him are Dionysios Kasdaglis, Vincent d'Indy, Kitasato Shibasaburō, Martinus Beijerinck, Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, and Giovanni Boldini. After him are Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta, André Michelin, Wilhelm von Gloeden, Cosmo Duff-Gordon, Santiago Rusiñol, and Nellie Melba.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Auguste Forel ranks 138 out of 1,015. Before him are Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1867), Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart (1742), Rodolphe Töpffer (1799), Mario Adorf (1930), Hannes Meyer (1889), and Matthäus Merian (1593). After him are Rudolf II, Count of Habsburg (1168), Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905), Frank Martin (1890), Heinrich Bullinger (1504), Judith of Habsburg (1271), and Nicolaus II Bernoulli (1695).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Switzerland

Among psychologists born in Switzerland, Auguste Forel ranks 5. Before him are Carl Jung (1875), Jean Piaget (1896), Hermann Rorschach (1884), and Ludwig Binswanger (1881). After him are Édouard Claparède (1873), Edgar Schein (1928), Otto Binswanger (1852), and Théodore Flournoy (1854).

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