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Paul Ekman
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Paul Ekman (1934–2025) was an American psychologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and non-fiction writer. Born in Washington, D.C., he was educated at New York University and Adelphi University. He served as a professor at the University of California, San Francisco. His professional work focused on psychology, nonverbal communication, emotion, and the metre.
Ekman was influenced by Charles Darwin and began his work period in 1972. He wrote in English and authored 52 works. Notable publications include *Emotion in the human face: guide-lines for research and an integration of findings*, *Handbook of methods in nonverbal behavior research*, *Unmasking the Face*, *The Science Of On-Camera Acting*, and *je sais que vous mentez ! l'art de détecter les menteurs et les manipulateurs*. He died in San Francisco.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 15 Feb 1934
- Works
- 52
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Key facts
- Born
- February 15, 1934 ( 1934-02-15 ) , Washington, D.C. , U.S.
- Died
- November 17, 2025 (2025-11-17) (aged 91) , San Francisco , California, U.S.
- Education
- University of Chicago , New York University ( BA ), Adelphi University ( MA , PhD )
- Known for
- Microexpressions , Lie to Me
- Spouse
- Mary Ann Mason
- Fields
- Psychology, anthropology
- Institutions
- San Francisco State University , UCSF
- Thesis
- Nonverbal and verbal behavior as reinforcing stimuli of opinion responses (1958)
- Doctoral advisor
- John Amsden Starkweather
- Website
- PaulEkman.com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C.
- Place of death
- San Francisco
- Occupation
- opinion journalist
- Position held
- professor
- Educated at
- Adelphi University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- facial expression
- Official website
- www.paulekman.com
- Image
- Paul Ekman.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1934-02-15
- Commons category
- Paul Ekman
- name in native language
- Paul Ekman
- start of work period
- 1972-00-00
- influenced by
- Charles Darwin
- social media followers
- 33400
- date of death
- 2025-11-17
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Encyclopedic overview
Paul Ekman (February 15, 1934 – November 17, 2025) was an American psychologist and professor at the University of California, San Francisco, who was a pioneer in the study of emotions and their relation to facial expressions. He was ranked 59th out of the 100 most eminent psychologists of the twentieth century in 2002 by the Review of General Psychology.
His empirical and theoretical work helped to restart the study of emotion and non-verbal communication in the field of psychology, and introduced new quantitative frameworks which researchers could use to do so. He also carried out important early work on the physiology of emotions.
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