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Oswald Külpe

1862 - 1915

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Theodor Oswald Rudolph Külpe (German: [ˈkʏlpə]; 3 August 1862 – 30 December 1915) was a German structural psychologist of the late 19th and early 20th century. Külpe, who is less well-known than his German mentor, Wilhelm Wundt, revolutionized experimental psychology at his time. In his obituary, Aloys Fischer wrote that, “undoubtedly Külpe was the second founder of experimental psychology on German soil; for with every change of base he made it a requirement that an experimental laboratory should be provided.” Külpe studied as a doctoral student and assistant to Wundt at the University of Leipzig, though his ideas differed from Wundt's as he developed his own research (Boring, 1961). Külpe made significant contributions to the field of psychology, some of which are still relevant, including the systematic experimental introspection, imageless thoughts, mental sets, and abstraction. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oswald Külpe is the 119th most popular psychologist (down from 117th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Latvia (up from 37th in 2019) and the most popular Latvian Psychologist.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Oswald Külpe ranks 119 out of 235. Before him are Havelock Ellis, Marie-Louise von Franz, William McDougall, James McKeen Cattell, Bluma Zeigarnik, and Heinz Kohut. After him are Amos Tversky, Jean Tatlock, Thomas Gordon, Robert Plutchik, Benjamin Spock, and Émile Coué.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1862, Oswald Külpe ranks 50. Before him are Mary Anderson, René Viviani, Leonid Pasternak, Mikhail Nesterov, Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky, and Eugen Ehrlich. After him are August Oetker, Nicholas Murray Butler, Cao Kun, Léon Boëllmann, Infanta María de la Paz of Spain, and Frederick Delius. Among people deceased in 1915, Oswald Külpe ranks 33. Before him are Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Adèle Hugo, Konstantin Makovsky, Edith Cavell, Julius von Payer, and François Faber. After him are Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia, Anna Leonowens, Theodor Leschetizky, I. L. Peretz, Ankō Itosu, and James Murray.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Oswald Külpe ranks 36 out of 323. Before him are Frederick William, Duke of Courland (1692), Viktors Arājs (1910), Pēteris Vasks (1946), Abraham Isaac Kook (1865), Friedrich Zander (1887), and Wolfgang Lüth (1913). After him are Frederick Casimir Kettler (1650), Wilhelm Kettler (1574), Raimonds Pauls (1936), Annie Londonderry (1870), Jānis Lūsis (1939), and Johann Anton Güldenstädt (1745).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Latvia

Among psychologists born in Latvia, Oswald Külpe ranks 1. 

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