PSYCHOLOGIST

Reuven Feuerstein

1921 - 2014

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Reuven Feuerstein (Hebrew: ראובן פוירשטיין; August 21, 1921 – April 29, 2014) was a Romanian-born Israeli clinical, developmental, and cognitive psychologist, known for his theory of intelligence. Feuerstein is recognized for his work in developing the theories and applied systems of structural cognitive modifiability, mediated learning experience, cognitive map, deficient cognitive functions, learning propensity assessment device, instrumental enrichment programs, and shaping modifying environments. These interlocked practices provide educators with the skills and tools to systematically develop students’ cognitive functions and operations to build meta-cognition. Feuerstein was the founder and director of the International Center for the Enhancement of Learning Potential (ICELP) in Jerusalem, Israel. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Reuven Feuerstein is the 170th most popular psychologist (down from 159th in 2019), the 239th most popular biography from Romania (down from 189th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Romanian Psychologist.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Reuven Feuerstein ranks 170 out of 235Before him are Harry Harlow, Arnold Gesell, Henri Nouwen, Emma Eckstein, Rensis Likert, and Dimitri Uznadze. After him are James Hillman, Edgar Rubin, Henry Murray, Carol Dweck, Giacomo Rizzolatti, and Benjamin Libet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Reuven Feuerstein ranks 198Before him are Archduchess Charlotte of Austria, Andrew M. Gleason, Erich Fried, Giorgio Strehler, Gaston Rébuffat, and Georges Mathieu. After him are Theodore Van Kirk, John Aston Sr., Alain Mimoun, Oldřich Černík, Karen Hoff, and Jeanne Demessieux. Among people deceased in 2014, Reuven Feuerstein ranks 197Before him are Josep Maria Subirachs, Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani, Tomaž Šalamun, Paul Mazursky, Jaime Lusinchi, and Ferdinando Terruzzi. After him are Carlos Borges, Theodore Van Kirk, Käbi Laretei, Jean Béliveau, Atef Ebeid, and Joel Camargo.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Reuven Feuerstein ranks 239 out of 844Before him are John Houseman (1902), Maria Tănase (1913), Matei Basarab (1580), Tudor Arghezi (1880), Mircea Diaconu (1949), and Liviu Rebreanu (1885). After him are Elena Văcărescu (1864), Ecaterina Teodoroiu (1894), Adolf Albin (1848), Theodor Aman (1831), Anca Petrescu (1949), and Ion Heliade Rădulescu (1802).

Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Romania

Among psychologists born in Romania, Reuven Feuerstein ranks 3Before him are David Wechsler (1896), and Serge Moscovici (1925).