The Most Famous
PSYCHOLOGISTS from Romania
This page contains a list of the greatest Romanian Psychologists. The pantheon dataset contains 235 Psychologists, 2 of which were born in Romania. This makes Romania the birth place of the 15th most number of Psychologists behind Israel, and Ukraine.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Romanian Psychologists of all time. This list of famous Romanian Psychologists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. David Wechsler (1896 - 1981)
With an HPI of 60.36, David Wechsler is the most famous Romanian Psychologist. His biography has been translated into 29 different languages on wikipedia.
David "Weshy" Wechsler (; January 12, 1896 – May 2, 1981) was a Romanian-American psychologist. He developed well-known intelligence scales, such as the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) to get to know his patients at Bellevue Hospital. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Wechsler as the 51st most cited psychologist of the 20th century.
2. Serge Moscovici (1925 - 2014)
With an HPI of 56.71, Serge Moscovici is the 2nd most famous Romanian Psychologist. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Serge Moscovici (June 14, 1925 – November 15, 2014) born Srul Herş Moscovici, was a Romanian-born French social psychologist, director of the Laboratoire Européen de Psychologie Sociale ("European Laboratory of Social Psychology"), which he co-founded in 1974 at the Maison des sciences de l'homme in Paris. He was a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and Commander of the Legion of Honour, as well as a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and honorary member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Moscovici's son, Pierre Moscovici is the current First President of the Court of Audit and was European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs and Minister of Finance.
3. Reuven Feuerstein (1921 - 2014)
With an HPI of 53.61, Reuven Feuerstein is the 3rd most famous Romanian Psychologist. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Reuven Feuerstein (Hebrew: ראובן פוירשטיין; August 21, 1921 – April 29, 2014) was a Romanian-born Israeli clinical, developmental, and cognitive psychologist, known for his theory of intelligence. Feuerstein is recognized for his work in developing the theories and applied systems of structural cognitive modifiability, mediated learning experience, cognitive map, deficient cognitive functions, learning propensity assessment device, instrumental enrichment programs, and shaping modifying environments. These interlocked practices provide educators with the skills and tools to systematically develop students’ cognitive functions and operations to build meta-cognition. Feuerstein was the founder and director of the International Center for the Enhancement of Learning Potential (ICELP) in Jerusalem, Israel. For more than 50 years, Feuerstein's theories and applied systems have been implemented in both clinical and classroom settings internationally, with more than 80 countries applying his work. Feuerstein's theory on the malleability of intelligence has led to more than 2,000 scientific research studies and countless case studies with various learning populations.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Romanian psychologists born between 1896 and 1925. Of these 3, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Romanian psychologists include David Wechsler, Serge Moscovici, and Reuven Feuerstein. As of April 2024, 1 new Romanian psychologists have been added to Pantheon including Reuven Feuerstein.
Deceased Romanian Psychologists
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David Wechsler
1896 - 1981
HPI: 60.36
Serge Moscovici
1925 - 2014
HPI: 56.71
Reuven Feuerstein
1921 - 2014
HPI: 53.61
Newly Added Romanian Psychologists (2024)
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Which Psychologists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 3 most globally memorable Psychologists since 1700.
