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Hermann Ebbinghaus
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- Works
- 47
Top works
- Uber das Gedachtnis
- Über das Gedächtnis
- 1978
- 1984
- 1989
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Key facts
- 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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hermann
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Place of birth
- Barmen
- Place of death
- Halle (Saale)
- Occupation
- university teacher
- 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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