PSYCHOLOGIST

David Wechsler

1896 - 1981

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David "Weshy" Wechsler (; January 12, 1896 – May 2, 1981) was a Romanian-American psychologist. He developed well-known intelligence scales, such as the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) to get to know his patients at Bellevue Hospital. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Wechsler as the 51st most cited psychologist of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Wechsler is the 80th most popular psychologist (up from 83rd in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Romania (down from 77th in 2019) and the most popular Romanian Psychologist.

David Wechsler was a psychologist who created the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, which is a test that measures intelligence levels.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, David Wechsler ranks 80 out of 235. Before him are Mary Ainsworth, Geert Hofstede, Wilfred Bion, Stanislav Grof, Edward B. Titchener, and Alexander Bain. After him are George Armitage Miller, Timothy Leary, Paul Watzlawick, Hugo Münsterberg, Ludwig Binswanger, and G. Stanley Hall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, David Wechsler ranks 54. Before him are Herbert Backe, Helen of Greece and Denmark, Tina Modotti, Friedrich Hund, Mamie Eisenhower, and Ida Noddack. After him are Gottlob Berger, Soghomon Tehlirian, André Masson, Boris Skossyreff, Dimitri Mitropoulos, and Heo Jeong. Among people deceased in 1981, David Wechsler ranks 40. Before him are Omar Torrijos, Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Abel Gance, Stefan Wyszyński, Mehmet Shehu, and Will Durant. After him are Benjamin Sheares, Leo Kanner, Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, Lobsang Rampa, Karl Richter, and Frances Yates.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, David Wechsler ranks 79 out of 844. Before him are Jean Negulesco (1900), Edward G. Robinson (1893), Petre Dumitrescu (1882), Orban (1404), Nicu Ceaușescu (1951), and László Rajk (1909). After him are Stephen Bocskai (1557), Petru Groza (1884), Artur Phleps (1881), Dinu Lipatti (1917), Peter Mogila (1596), and Mihnea cel Rău (1462).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Romania

Among psychologists born in Romania, David Wechsler ranks 1. After him are Serge Moscovici (1925), and Reuven Feuerstein (1921).

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