PSYCHOLOGISTS from Romania

Top 2

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 61.58, David Wechsler is the most famous Romanian Psychologist.  His biography has been translated into 27 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 57.37, Serge Moscovici is the 2nd most famous Romanian Psychologist.  His biography has been translated into 18 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 Officer of the Légion d'honneur, 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, was European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs.