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Karl Bühler (1879–1963) was a German-born psychologist, psychiatrist, philosopher, and university teacher. Born in Meckesheim, he held citizenship in the German Empire, Austria, and the United States. He was educated at the University of Freiburg and the University of Strasbourg, studying under doctoral advisor Clemens Baeumker. His professional career included teaching positions at the University of Vienna, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, TU Dresden, and the University of Minnesota, with work locations in Munich, Dresden, Vienna, and Los Angeles.
Bühler’s notable works include *Das Gestaltprinzip im Leben des Menschen und der Tiere*, *Teoría de la expresión (el sistema explicado por su historia)*, *Vorlesungen über Psychologie*, and titles concerning child development in Hebrew and Dutch. He was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Austrian Academy of Sciences. His doctoral students included Karl Popper and Bruno Bettelheim. He resided in Germany and spoke German. He died in Los Angeles in 1963.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1879
- Died
- 1963
- Works
- 16
Top works
- Das Gestaltprinzip im Leben des Menschen und der Tiere
- Teoría de la expresión (el sistema explicado por su historia)
- Vorlesungen über Psychologie
- קיצור ההתפתחות הרוחנית של הילד
- Overzicht van de geestelijke ontwikkeling van het kind
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Key facts
- Born
- 27 May 1879, Meckesheim , Grand Duchy of Baden , German Empire
- Died
- 24 October 1963 (1963-10-24) (aged 84), Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of Freiburg , Technical University of Dresden , University of Vienna , University of Southern California
- Known for
- Würzburg School , Gestalt psychology , Organon model , Deixis
- Spouse
- Charlotte Bühler (née Malachowski) ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1916 – 1963 ) (his death)
- Fields
- Psychology
- Academic advisors
- Oswald Külpe
- Doctoral students
- Karl Popper
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Karl
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Meckesheim
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Charlotte Bühler
- Occupation
- psychiatrist
- Educated at
- University of Freiburg
- Languages spoken
- German
- Doctoral advisor
- Clemens Baeumker
- Doctoral student
- Bruno Bettelheim
- Field of work
- psychology
- Image
- Karl Bühler (1879–1963) 1927 © Georg Fayer (1891–1950) OeNB 12993104.jpg
- Work location
- Los Angeles
- Residence
- Germany
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- date of birth
- 1879-05-27
- date of death
- 1963-10-24
- member of
- Austrian Academy of Sciences
- Commons category
- Karl Bühler
- P8168
- Oxford
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Encyclopedic overview
Karl Ludwig Bühler ( German: [ˈbyːlɐ]; 27 May 1879 – 24 October 1963) was a German psychologist and linguist. In psychology he is known for his work in Gestalt psychology, and he was one of the founders of the Würzburg School of psychology. In linguistics he is known for his organon model of communication and his treatment of deixis as a linguistic phenomenon.
He was the dissertation advisor of Karl Popper.
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