Gustav Fechner
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Gustav Fechner was a 19th-century German philosopher, physicist, and experimental psychologist regarded as a founder of psychophysics and an early pioneer in linking physical stimuli to subjective experience.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clementine Fechner | 1 |
| Gustav Fechner canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
experimental psychologist
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human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ physicist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Germany
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Kingdom of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1801-04-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1887-11-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Leipzig ⓘ |
| employer | University of Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Fechner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aesthetics
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experimental psychology ⓘ philosophy ⓘ physics ⓘ psychology of perception ⓘ psychophysics ⓘ |
| givenName |
Gustav
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Theodor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hermann von Helmholtz
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Wilhelm Wundt NERFINISHED ⓘ early experimental psychology ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Ernst Heinrich Weber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement |
experimental psychology
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psychophysics ⓘ |
| name | Gustav Theodor Fechner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Fechner’s law
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founding psychophysics ⓘ linking physical stimuli to subjective experience ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Fechner’s law relating stimulus intensity to sensation
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panpsychism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Elemente der Psychophysik
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Zend-Avesta NERFINISHED ⓘ Über die psychischen Massprincipien und das Weber’sche Gesetz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Groß Särchen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of philosophy at the University of Leipzig
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professor of physics at the University of Leipzig ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Clara Fechner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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