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Rollo May

1909 - 1994

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Rollo Reece May (April 21, 1909 – October 22, 1994) was an American existential psychologist and author of the influential book Love and Will (1969). He is often associated with humanistic psychology and existentialist philosophy, and alongside Viktor Frankl, was a major proponent of existential psychotherapy. The philosopher and theologian Paul Tillich was a close friend who had a significant influence on his work. May's other works include The Meaning of Anxiety (1950, revised 1977) and The Courage to Create (1975), named after Tillich's The Courage to Be. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rollo May is the 97th most popular psychologist (down from 88th in 2019), the 1,996th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,569th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular American Psychologist.

Rollo May is most famous for his book, "The Meaning of Anxiety." He is also known for his work in psychotherapy and existential psychiatry.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Rollo May ranks 97 out of 235. Before him are Benjamin Bloom, David McClelland, Urie Bronfenbrenner, V. S. Ramachandran, Vladimir Bekhterev, and R. D. Laing. After him are Walter Bradford Cannon, Carol Gilligan, Frederick Herzberg, Rudolf Arnheim, Charles Spearman, and Donald O. Hebb.

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Among people born in 1909, Rollo May ranks 62. Before him are Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche, William M. Branham, Rudolf Brandt, Robert Ryan, Ernst vom Rath, and Mohammad Ali Bogra. After him are John Haigh, Grażyna Bacewicz, Werner Naumann, Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia, Nikolay Bogolyubov, and Princess Ileana of Romania. Among people deceased in 1994, Rollo May ranks 69. Before him are Ken Noritake, Joseph Cotten, James Clavell, John Candy, Matt Busby, and Sebastian Shaw. After him are Nicolás Gómez Dávila, Alain Cuny, Lionel Stander, Terence Young, Max Bill, and Robert Bloch.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rollo May ranks 1,996 out of 20,380. Before him are Jeremy Rifkin (1945), William Nordhaus (1941), Madam C. J. Walker (1867), Ward Cunningham (1949), Joseph Greenberg (1915), and Henry A. Wallace (1888). After him are Jean Arthur (1900), Néstor Carbonell (1967), Jake LaMotta (1922), Chuck Yeager (1923), Lucy Liu (1968), and James Heckman (1944).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United States

Among psychologists born in United States, Rollo May ranks 32. Before him are Timothy Leary (1920), G. Stanley Hall (1846), Edward C. Tolman (1886), Harry Stack Sullivan (1892), Benjamin Bloom (1913), and David McClelland (1917). After him are Walter Bradford Cannon (1871), Carol Gilligan (1936), Frederick Herzberg (1923), Jon Kabat-Zinn (1944), Robert Sternberg (1949), and James McKeen Cattell (1860).

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