PSYCHOLOGIST
David Ausubel
1918 - 2008

David Ausubel
David Paul Ausubel (October 25, 1918 – July 9, 2008) was an American psychologist. His most significant contribution to the fields of educational psychology, cognitive science, and science education learning was on the development and research on "advance organizers" (see below) since 1960. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Ausubel is the 150th most popular psychologist (up from 152nd in 2019), the 3,761st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,253rd in 2019) and the 50th most popular American Psychologist.
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, David Ausubel ranks 150 out of 235. Before him are Brian Weiss, Roberto Assagioli, Léopold Szondi, Ulric Neisser, George Kelly, and Françoise Dolto. After him are Kurt Goldstein, Robert D. Hare, Arthur Janov, Johannes Heinrich Schultz, Michael Gazzaniga, and Frieda Fromm-Reichmann.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBrian Weiss
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 144
Roberto Assagioli
1888 - 1974
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 145
Léopold Szondi
1893 - 1986
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 146
Ulric Neisser
1928 - 2012
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 147
George Kelly
1905 - 1967
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 148
Françoise Dolto
1908 - 1988
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 149
David Ausubel
1918 - 2008
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 150
Kurt Goldstein
1878 - 1965
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 151
Robert D. Hare
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 152
Arthur Janov
1924 - 2017
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 153
Johannes Heinrich Schultz
1884 - 1970
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 154
Michael Gazzaniga
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 155
Frieda Fromm-Reichmann
1889 - 1957
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 156
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, David Ausubel ranks 129. Before him are Kevin A. Lynch, Ángel Labruna, Teresa Wright, Raimon Panikkar, Igor Ansoff, and Marie Smith Jones. After him are Ján Kadár, Willi Graf, Hella Haasse, Aldo van Eyck, Shankar Dayal Sharma, and Humaira Begum. Among people deceased in 2008, David Ausubel ranks 130. Before him are Lazare Ponticelli, Khiuaz Dospanova, Marie Smith Jones, Jürgen Ehlers, Joan Segarra, and Charles Tilly. After him are Mitch Mitchell, Gerard Damiano, Donald E. Westlake, Mieczysław Rakowski, Christodoulos of Athens, and Vice Vukov.
Others Born in 1918
Go to all RankingsKevin A. Lynch
ARCHITECT
1918 - 1984
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 123
Ángel Labruna
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1983
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 124
Teresa Wright
ACTOR
1918 - 2005
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 125
Raimon Panikkar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2010
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 126
Igor Ansoff
MATHEMATICIAN
1918 - 2002
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 127
Marie Smith Jones
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2008
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 128
David Ausubel
PSYCHOLOGIST
1918 - 2008
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 129
Ján Kadár
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 1979
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 130
Willi Graf
PHYSICIAN
1918 - 1943
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 131
Hella Haasse
WRITER
1918 - 2011
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 132
Aldo van Eyck
ARCHITECT
1918 - 1999
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 133
Shankar Dayal Sharma
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1999
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 134
Humaira Begum
NOBLEMAN
1918 - 2002
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 135
Others Deceased in 2008
Go to all RankingsLazare Ponticelli
BUSINESSPERSON
1897 - 2008
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 124
Khiuaz Dospanova
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 2008
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 125
Marie Smith Jones
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2008
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 126
Jürgen Ehlers
PHYSICIST
1929 - 2008
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 127
Joan Segarra
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2008
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 128
Charles Tilly
SOCIOLOGIST
1929 - 2008
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 129
David Ausubel
PSYCHOLOGIST
1918 - 2008
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 130
Mitch Mitchell
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2008
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 131
Gerard Damiano
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2008
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 132
Donald E. Westlake
WRITER
1933 - 2008
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 133
Mieczysław Rakowski
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2008
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 134
Christodoulos of Athens
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1939 - 2008
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 135
Vice Vukov
SINGER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 136
In United States
Among people born in United States, David Ausubel ranks 3,761 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Thorpe (1896), Ben Webster (1909), D. B. Weiss (1971), Bruce McGill (1950), Charles Tilly (1929), and Tico Torres (1953). After him are Dove Cameron (1996), Brenda Vaccaro (1939), Jack Kevorkian (1928), James Henry Breasted (1865), The Miz (1980), and Vito Acconci (1940).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsRichard Thorpe
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1991
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 3,755
Ben Webster
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1973
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 3,756
D. B. Weiss
WRITER
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 3,757
Bruce McGill
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 3,758
Charles Tilly
SOCIOLOGIST
1929 - 2008
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 3,759
Tico Torres
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 3,760
David Ausubel
PSYCHOLOGIST
1918 - 2008
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 3,761
Dove Cameron
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 3,762
Brenda Vaccaro
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 3,763
Jack Kevorkian
PHYSICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 3,764
James Henry Breasted
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1865 - 1935
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 3,765
The Miz
WRESTLER
1980 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 3,766
Vito Acconci
ARTIST
1940 - 2017
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 3,767
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United States
Among psychologists born in United States, David Ausubel ranks 50. Before him are Clark L. Hull (1884), Jonathan Haidt (1963), Elizabeth Loftus (1944), J. P. Guilford (1897), Brian Weiss (1944), and George Kelly (1905). After him are Arthur Janov (1924), Michael Gazzaniga (1939), James J. Gibson (1904), Stanley Schachter (1922), Harry Harlow (1905), and Arnold Gesell (1880).
Clark L. Hull
1884 - 1952
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 44
Jonathan Haidt
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 45
Elizabeth Loftus
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 46
J. P. Guilford
1897 - 1987
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 47
Brian Weiss
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 48
George Kelly
1905 - 1967
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 49
David Ausubel
1918 - 2008
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 50
Arthur Janov
1924 - 2017
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 51
Michael Gazzaniga
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 52
James J. Gibson
1904 - 1979
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 53
Stanley Schachter
1922 - 1997
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 54
Harry Harlow
1905 - 1981
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 55
Arnold Gesell
1880 - 1961
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 56