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PSYCHOLOGISTS from Belarus

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This page contains a list of the greatest Belarusian Psychologists. The pantheon dataset contains 183 Psychologists, 1 of which were born in Belarus. This makes Belarus the birth place of the 18th most number of Psychologists behind Estonia and India.

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The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Belarusian Psychologists of all time. This list of famous Belarusian Psychologists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Lev Vygotsky (1896 - 1934)

With an HPI of 77.29, Lev Vygotsky is the most famous Belarusian Psychologist.  His biography has been translated into 68 different languages on wikipedia.

Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky (Russian: Лев Семёнович Выготский, [vɨˈɡotskʲɪj]; Belarusian: Леў Сямёнавіч Выгоцкі; November 17 [O.S. November 5] 1896 – June 11, 1934) was a Russian psychologist, best known for his work on psychological development in children and creating the framework known as cultural-historical activity theory. After his early death, his books and research were banned in the Soviet Union until Joseph Stalin's death in 1953, with a first collection of major texts published in 1956. His major ideas include: The Social Origin of Mind: Vygotsky believed that human mental and cognitive abilities are not biologically determined, but instead created and shaped by use of language and tools in the process of interacting and constructing the cultural and social environment. The Importance of Mediation: He saw mediation as the key to human development, because it leads to the use of cultural tools and becomes a pathway for psychological development through the process of interiorization. The Zone of Proximal Development: Vygotsky introduced the concept of the ZPD which refers to the gap between a child's current level of development and the level they are capable of reaching with tools provided by others with more knowledge. The Significance of Play: Vygotsky viewed play as a crucial aspect of children's development, as the best sandbox to build and develop practice of mediation.

Pantheon has 1 people classified as psychologists born between 1896 and 1896. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased psychologists include Lev Vygotsky.

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