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A biographical note on Max Friedrich (1856–1887), Wundt's first PhD student in experimental psychology
Author(s) -
Domanski Cezary W.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of the history of the behavioral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.216
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1520-6696
pISSN - 0022-5061
DOI - 10.1002/jhbs.20022
Subject(s) - psychology , psychoanalysis , philosophy , epistemology
This article unveils some previously unknown facts about the short life of Max Friedrich (1856–1887), the author in 1881 of the first PhD dissertation on experimental psychology, written under the supervision of Wilhelm Wundt: “On the Duration of Apperception for Simple and Complex Visual Stimuli.” The article describes Friedrich's family background and life, professional career as a teacher, and works in psychology and mathematics. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.