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William James

1842 - 1910

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William James (January 11, 1842 – August 26, 1910) was an American philosopher and psychologist. The first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States, he is considered to be one of the leading thinkers of the late 19th century, one of the most influential philosophers and is often dubbed the "father of American psychology." Born into a wealthy family, James was the son of the Swedenborgian theologian Henry James Sr. and the brother of both the prominent novelist Henry James and the diarist Alice James. James trained as a physician and taught anatomy at Harvard, but never practiced medicine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William James is the 13th most popular psychologist (down from 12th in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from United States (down from 135th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Psychologist.

William James was a philosopher and psychologist. He is most famous for his work in the field of psychology, and his theory of pragmatism.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, William James ranks 13 out of 235. Before him are Wilhelm Wundt, Lev Vygotsky, Jacques Lacan, Viktor Frankl, Erik Erikson, and John Dewey. After him are Carl Rogers, Gustave Le Bon, Albert Bandura, Anna Freud, Kurt Lewin, and Jordan Peterson.

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Among people born in 1842, William James ranks 4. Before him are John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, Abdul Hamid II, and Stéphane Mallarmé. After him are Peter Kropotkin, Jules Massenet, Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria, Alfred Marshall, Karl May, Dominic Savio, Josef Breuer, and Camille Flammarion. Among people deceased in 1910, William James ranks 8. Before him are Edward VII, Mark Twain, Robert Koch, Henry Dunant, Florence Nightingale, and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. After him are Henri Rousseau, Nadar, O. Henry, Giovanni Schiaparelli, Mily Balakirev, and Chulalongkorn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William James ranks 166 out of 20,380. Before him are Kirk Douglas (1916), Tina Turner (1939), John Wayne (1907), George Washington Carver (1864), Katharine Hepburn (1907), and Charles Francis Richter (1900). After him are John Steinbeck (1902), Richard Gere (1949), Carl Rogers (1902), Richard Feynman (1918), Sheldon Lee Glashow (1932), and Tupac Shakur (1971).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United States

Among psychologists born in United States, William James ranks 3. Before him are Abraham Maslow (1908), and John Dewey (1859). After him are Carl Rogers (1902), John B. Watson (1878), Irvin D. Yalom (1931), B. F. Skinner (1904), Edward Thorndike (1874), Aaron T. Beck (1921), Howard Gardner (1943), Gordon Allport (1897), and Paul Ekman (1934).

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