Hermann Ebbinghaus

German psychologist (1850-1909)

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It is catalogued under topics including 1850 births, 1909 deaths and 19th-century German educational theorists.

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Born: ( 1850-01-24 ) 24 January 1850, Barmen , Rhine Province , Kingdom of Prussia
Died: 26 February 1909 (1909-02-26) (aged 59), Halle , German Empire
Known for: Serial position effect
Fields: Psychology
Institutions: University of Berlin , University of Breslau , University of Halle

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Instance of: human
Given name: Hermann
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia
Place of birth: Barmen
Place of death: Halle (Saale)
Occupation: university teacher
Employer: Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Languages spoken: German
Field of work: psychology
Conflict: Franco-Prussian War
Image: Ebbinghaus2.jpg

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date of birth: 1850-01-24
date of death: 1909-02-26
cause of death: pneumonia
Commons category: Hermann Ebbinghaus
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: Hermann Ebbinghaus
influenced by: Gustav Fechner
writing language: German
P8168: George James Allman

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Encyclopedic overview

Hermann Ebbinghaus (24 January 1850 – 26 February 1909) was a German psychologist who pioneered the experimental study of memory. Ebbinghaus discovered the forgetting curve and the spacing effect. He was the first person to describe the learning curve. He was the father of the neo-Kantian philosopher Julius Ebbinghaus.

Early life

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