Hermann Ebbinghaus
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Hermann Ebbinghaus was a pioneering German psychologist best known for his experimental studies of memory and the formulation of the forgetting curve and spacing effect.
Aliases (1)
- Ebbinghaus ×1
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| instanceOf |
German person
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experimental psychologist → human → psychologist → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
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Germany → |
| dateOfBirth |
1850-01-24
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| dateOfDeath |
1909-02-26
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| developed |
forgetting curve
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spacing effect concept → |
| educatedAt |
University of Berlin
NERFINISHED
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University of Bonn NERFINISHED → University of Halle → |
| employer |
University of Berlin
NERFINISHED
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University of Breslau → University of Halle NERFINISHED → |
| familyName |
Ebbinghaus
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| fieldOfWork |
experimental psychology
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memory research → psychology → |
| givenName |
Hermann
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| hasAcademicDiscipline |
experimental psychology of memory
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| influenced |
experimental psychology of memory
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learning theory → |
| knownFor |
experimental study of memory
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forgetting curve → spacing effect → use of nonsense syllables in memory research → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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| name |
Hermann Ebbinghaus
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| nativeLanguage |
German
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| notableWork |
Grundzüge der Psychologie
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Über das Gedächtnis → |
| occupation |
psychologist
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university teacher → |
| partOf |
history of psychology
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| placeOfBirth |
Barmen
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Wuppertal → |
| placeOfDeath |
Halle (Saale)
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| positionHeld |
professor of philosophy
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professor of psychology → |
| researchMethod |
controlled laboratory experiments
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self-experimentation → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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| studied |
human memory
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learning and forgetting → |
| used |
nonsense syllables
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Referenced by (4)
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Hermann Ebbinghaus
("Ebbinghaus")
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familyName |
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Hermann von Helmholtz
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Humboldt University of Berlin
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hasNotableAlumni |
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Hermann Ebbinghaus
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name |