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Jacob L. Moreno

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Also known as Jacob Levy Moreno, Moreno, Jacob Levy

Austrian-American psychiatrist

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Works
12

Top works

  • Psychodrama
  • Sociometry, Experimental Method and the Science of Society
  • Autobiography of J. L. Moreno
  • Impromptu
  • Preludes to My Autobiography

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Works
22
Cited by
845

Research areas

PsychodramaPsychoanalysisPsychologySociologyMathematics

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5 total works indexed

  1. A power primer.

    · 1992 · cited 41,582x

  2. SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python

    · 2020 · cited 36,562x

  3. A Coefficient of Agreement for Nominal Scales

    · 1960 · cited 31,970x

  4. A global reference for human genetic variation

    · 2015 · cited 17,797x

  5. Statistical Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences

    · 2013 · cited 17,001x

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Key facts

Born
Iacob Levy , May 18, 1889, Bucharest , Kingdom of Romania
Died
May 14, 1974 (1974-05-14) (aged 84), Beacon, New York , U.S.
Alma mater
University of Vienna
Known for
Sociometry , psychodrama
Spouses
Beatrice Beecher, Florence Bridge, Zerka T. Moreno
Fields
Psychiatry , psychology , psychotherapy , social psychology
Institutions
Teachers College, Columbia University , The New School

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Encyclopedic overview

Jacob Levy Moreno (born Iacob Levy; May 18, 1889 – May 14, 1974) was a Romanian-American psychiatrist, psychosociologist, and educator, the founder of psychodrama, and the foremost pioneer of group psychotherapy. During his lifetime, he was recognized as one of the leading social scientists.

Early life and education

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