Otto Selz
Otto Selz · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Psychologist known for pioneering research on the psychology of thinking
1881, Munich, Germany — 1943, Auschwitz concentration camp
Germany · Netherlands
Otto Selz is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Psychologist known for pioneering research on the psychology of thinking
Otto Selz was a German psychologist who pioneered the experimental study of thinking, showing that thought is a directed, structured process rather than a mere chain of associations — ideas that anticipated modern cognitive psychology. Dismissed by the Nazis and later arrested, he was deported and murdered at Auschwitz. He was Jewish.
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Psychologist known for pioneering research on the psychology of thinking
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Psychology
