Edgar Rubin
Edgar Rubin · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Psychologist known for figure-ground perception and Rubin's vase
1886, Copenhagen, Denmark — 1951, Holte, Denmark
Denmark
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Rubin was a Danish psychologist who pioneered the study of figure-ground perception and created the famous 'Rubin's vase,' an image that can be seen either as a vase or as two facing profiles. Born into a Danish Jewish family, he became a professor at the University of Copenhagen; during the Nazi occupation he and other Danish Jews were sheltered and escaped to Sweden in 1943. His work profoundly influenced Gestalt psychology and the study of visual perception.
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Psychologist known for figure-ground perception and Rubin's vase
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