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Lawrence Kohlberg

1927 - 1987

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Lawrence Kohlberg (; October 25, 1927 – January 17, 1987) was an American psychologist best known for his theory of stages of moral development. He served as a professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Chicago and at the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University. Even though it was considered unusual in his era, he decided to study the topic of moral judgment, extending Jean Piaget's account of children's moral development from 25 years earlier. In fact, it took Kohlberg five years before he was able to publish an article based on his views. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lawrence Kohlberg is the 42nd most popular psychologist (down from 37th in 2019), the 850th most popular biography from United States (down from 533rd in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Psychologist.

Lawrence Kohlberg is most famous for his theory of moral development. He believed that there are six stages of moral development, each of which is based on a different moral principle.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Lawrence Kohlberg ranks 42 out of 235. Before him are Hermann Rorschach, Jerome Bruner, Hans Eysenck, Albert Ellis, Eric Berne, and John Bowlby. After him are Sabina Spielrein, Donald Winnicott, Wolfgang Köhler, Alfred Kinsey, Max Wertheimer, and Milton H. Erickson.

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Among people born in 1927, Lawrence Kohlberg ranks 37. Before him are Janet Leigh, Robert Hossein, Marshall Warren Nirenberg, Simone Veil, Gilbert Bécaud, and Theodore Maiman. After him are Hubert de Givenchy, Niklas Luhmann, Harry Belafonte, Emmanuelle Riva, Raúl Alfonsín, and Harry Mulisch. Among people deceased in 1987, Lawrence Kohlberg ranks 24. Before him are Jacques Anquetil, Pola Negri, Fahri Korutürk, Jascha Heifetz, Georg Wittig, and Lino Ventura. After him are John Huston, Lee Marvin, Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover, Jean Anouilh, Nobusuke Kishi, and Andrés Segovia.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lawrence Kohlberg ranks 850 out of 20,380. Before him are Ralph Asher Alpher (1921), Kathleen Kennedy (1953), Thomas Burke (1875), Kathy Bates (1948), Harvey J. Alter (1935), and Willard Libby (1908). After him are Laura Bush (1946), Monica Lewinsky (1973), Isaac Singer (1811), Edmund Phelps (1933), Paul Morphy (1837), and Gary Becker (1930).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United States

Among psychologists born in United States, Lawrence Kohlberg ranks 15. Before him are Aaron T. Beck (1921), Howard Gardner (1943), Gordon Allport (1897), Paul Ekman (1934), Jerome Bruner (1915), and Albert Ellis (1913). After him are Alfred Kinsey (1894), Milton H. Erickson (1901), Martin Seligman (1942), Roger Wolcott Sperry (1913), Stanley Milgram (1933), and Leon Festinger (1919).

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