Abraham Maslow

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Abraham Maslow was an American psychologist best known for developing the hierarchy of needs theory, which emphasizes human motivation and self-actualization.

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instanceOf academic
human
psychologist
academicDegree PhD in psychology
bachelor's degree in psychology
master's degree in psychology
birthDate 1908-04-01
birthPlace Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1970-06-08
deathPlace Menlo Park, California, United States
described self-actualizing people
educatedAt City College of New York
University of Wisconsin–Madison
employer Brandeis University
Brooklyn College
ethnicGroup Jewish American
familyName Maslow
fieldOfWork humanistic psychology
motivation theory
personality psychology
psychology
fullName Abraham Harold Maslow
gender male
givenName Abraham
hasChild Ann Maslow
Ellen Maslow
influenced education theory
management theory
organizational psychology
positive psychology
influencedBy Gestalt psychology
psychoanalysis
knownFor concept of self-actualization
hierarchy of needs
theory of human motivation
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement humanistic psychology
nationality American
notableWork A Theory of Human Motivation
Motivation and Personality
Toward a Psychology of Being
placeOfBurial Alta Mesa Memorial Park
positionHeld professor of psychology
religion Judaism
spouse Bertha Goodman Maslow
theoryDeveloped Maslow's hierarchy of needs
peak experiences concept
self-actualization theory
workLocation Waltham, Massachusetts, United States


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