PSYCHOLOGISTS from Hungary

Top 4

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

1. Sándor Ferenczi (1873 - 1933)

With an HPI of 64.70, Sándor Ferenczi is the most famous Hungarian Psychologist.  His biography has been translated into 31 different languages on wikipedia.

Sándor Ferenczi (7 July 1873 – 22 May 1933) was a Hungarian psychoanalyst, a key theorist of the psychoanalytic school and a close associate of Sigmund Freud.

2. Margaret Mahler (1897 - 1985)

With an HPI of 62.15, Margaret Mahler is the 2nd most famous Hungarian Psychologist.  Her biography has been translated into 27 different languages.

Margaret Schönberger Mahler (May 10, 1897 in Ödenburg, Austria-Hungary; October 2, 1985 in New York) was an Austrian-American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and pediatrician. She did pioneering work in the field of infant and young child research. On the basis of empirical studies, she developed a development model that became particularly influential in psychoanalysis and Object relations theory. Mahler developed the separation–individuation theory of child development.

3. Michael Balint (1896 - 1970)

With an HPI of 58.48, Michael Balint is the 3rd most famous Hungarian Psychologist.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Michael Balint (Hungarian: Bálint Mihály, pronounced [ˈbaːlint ˈmihaːj]; 3 December 1896 – 31 December 1970) was a Hungarian psychoanalyst who spent most of his adult life in England. He was a proponent of the Object Relations school.

4. Franz Alexander (1891 - 1964)

With an HPI of 54.05, Franz Alexander is the 4th most famous Hungarian Psychologist.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Franz Gabriel Alexander (22 January 1891 – 8 March 1964) was a Hungarian-American psychoanalyst and physician, who is considered one of the founders of psychosomatic medicine and psychoanalytic criminology.