PSYCHOLOGIST

Henri Nouwen

1932 - 1996

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Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen (January 24, 1932 – September 21, 1996) was a Dutch Catholic priest, professor, writer and theologian. His interests were rooted primarily in psychology, pastoral ministry, spirituality, social justice and community. Over the course of his life, Nouwen was heavily influenced by the work of Anton Boisen, Thomas Merton, Rembrandt, Vincent van Gogh, and Jean Vanier. After nearly two decades of teaching at academic institutions including the University of Notre Dame, Yale Divinity School and Harvard Divinity School, Nouwen went on to work with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities at the L'Arche Daybreak community in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Henri Nouwen is the 166th most popular psychologist (up from 179th in 2024), the 500th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 543rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Dutch Psychologist.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Henri Nouwen ranks 166 out of 235. Before him are James J. Gibson, Stanley Schachter, Walter Mischel, Brenda Milner, Harry Harlow, and Arnold Gesell. After him are Emma Eckstein, Rensis Likert, Dimitri Uznadze, Reuven Feuerstein, James Hillman, and Edgar Rubin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Henri Nouwen ranks 215. Before him are Blagoje Adžić, Katarina Taikon, Rudolph Rummel, Henri Namphy, Christiane Kubrick, and Vasco de Almeida e Costa. After him are Oreco, Richard G. Hovannisian, Mostafa Chamran, Hubert Reeves, Michael H. Hart, and King Hu. Among people deceased in 1996, Henri Nouwen ranks 130. Before him are Jerry Siegel, Hussein Kamel al-Majid, Gottfried von Einem, Jack Churchill, Annabella, and Dan Flavin. After him are José Manuel Fuente, Stanko Todorov, Hyman Minsky, Brunó Ferenc Straub, Ljuba Welitsch, and Juan Hohberg.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Henri Nouwen ranks 500 out of 1,646. Before him are Gijs van Lennep (1942), Barent Fabritius (1624), Tim Krabbé (1943), Jelle Zijlstra (1918), Dick van Dijk (1946), and Arnold Houbraken (1660). After him are Memphis Depay (1994), Gerrie Mühren (1946), Bernardus Johannes Alfrink (1900), Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten (1927), Gysbert Japiks (1603), and Willem Kes (1856).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Netherlands

Among psychologists born in Netherlands, Henri Nouwen ranks 3. Before him are Geert Hofstede (1928), and Frans de Waal (1948). After him are Frederik van Eeden (1860), and C. George Boeree (1952).

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