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Carl Rogers

1902 - 1987

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Carl Ransom Rogers (January 8, 1902 – February 4, 1987) was an American psychologist who was one of the founders of humanistic psychology and was known especially for his person-centered psychotherapy. Rogers is widely considered one of the founding fathers of psychotherapy research and was honored for his research with the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions by the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1956. The person-centered approach, Rogers's approach to understanding personality and human relationships, found wide application in various domains, such as psychotherapy and counseling (client-centered therapy), education (student-centered learning), organizations, and other group settings. For his professional work he received the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Psychology from the APA in 1972. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Rogers is the 14th most popular psychologist, the 169th most popular biography from United States (down from 147th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Psychologist.

Carl Rogers is most famous for his theory of humanistic psychology. This theory emphasizes the importance of the individual and their self-actualization. Rogers believed that people are inherently good and have the ability to change themselves and their environment.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Carl Rogers ranks 14 out of 235. Before him are Lev Vygotsky, Jacques Lacan, Viktor Frankl, Erik Erikson, John Dewey, and William James. After him are Gustave Le Bon, Albert Bandura, Anna Freud, Kurt Lewin, Jordan Peterson, and John B. Watson.

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Among people born in 1902, Carl Rogers ranks 8. Before him are Charles Lindbergh, Karl Popper, Georgy Malenkov, Erik Erikson, Leni Riefenstahl, and John Steinbeck. After him are Halldór Laxness, Paul Dirac, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Eugene Wigner, Kurt Alder, and Saud of Saudi Arabia. Among people deceased in 1987, Carl Rogers ranks 5. Before him are Andy Warhol, Louis de Broglie, Rudolf Hess, and Dalida. After him are Primo Levi, Lee Byung-chul, John Howard Northrop, Rita Hayworth, Andrey Kolmogorov, Fred Astaire, and Walter Houser Brattain.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carl Rogers ranks 169 out of 20,380. Before him are George Washington Carver (1864), Katharine Hepburn (1907), Charles Francis Richter (1900), William James (1842), John Steinbeck (1902), and Richard Gere (1949). After him are Richard Feynman (1918), Sheldon Lee Glashow (1932), Tupac Shakur (1971), Steve McQueen (1930), Dwayne Johnson (1972), and John Fenn (1917).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United States

Among psychologists born in United States, Carl Rogers ranks 4. Before him are Abraham Maslow (1908), John Dewey (1859), and William James (1842). After him are John B. Watson (1878), Irvin D. Yalom (1931), B. F. Skinner (1904), Edward Thorndike (1874), Aaron T. Beck (1921), Howard Gardner (1943), Gordon Allport (1897), and Paul Ekman (1934).

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