PSYCHOLOGIST
Alfred Adler
1870 - 1937
Alfred Adler
Alfred Adler ( AD-lər; German: [ˈalfʁeːt ˈʔaːdlɐ]; 7 February 1870 – 28 May 1937) was an Austrian medical doctor, psychotherapist, and founder of the school of individual psychology. His emphasis on the importance of feelings of belonging, relationships within the family, and birth order set him apart from Freud and others in their common circle. He proposed that contributing to others (social interest or Gemeinschaftsgefühl) was how the individual feels a sense of worth and belonging in the family and society. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfred Adler has received more than 2,506,720 page views. His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Alfred Adler is the 4th most popular psychologist (up from 5th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Austria (down from 18th in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Psychologist.
Alfred Adler was a psychoanalyst and the founder of individual psychology. He is most famous for his work in developmental psychology, and his theory of inferiority complexes.
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Alfred Adler ranks 4 out of 235. Before him are Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and Jean Piaget. After him are Abraham Maslow, Erich Fromm, Lev Vygotsky, Wilhelm Wundt, Jacques Lacan, John Dewey, Viktor Frankl, and William James.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSigmund Freud
1856 - 1939
HPI: 87.63
Rank: 1
Carl Jung
1875 - 1961
HPI: 79.73
Rank: 2
Jean Piaget
1896 - 1980
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 3
Alfred Adler
1870 - 1937
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 4
Abraham Maslow
1908 - 1970
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 5
Erich Fromm
1900 - 1980
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 6
Lev Vygotsky
1896 - 1934
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 7
Wilhelm Wundt
1832 - 1920
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 8
Jacques Lacan
1901 - 1981
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 9
John Dewey
1859 - 1952
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 10
Viktor Frankl
1905 - 1997
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 11
William James
1842 - 1910
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1870, Alfred Adler ranks 3. Before him are Vladimir Lenin, and Maria Montessori. After him are Christian X of Denmark, Franz Lehár, Jean Baptiste Perrin, Jules Bordet, Adolf Loos, Albert Fish, Miguel Primo de Rivera, William G. Morgan, and Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach. Among people deceased in 1937, Alfred Adler ranks 4. Before him are H. P. Lovecraft, Ernest Rutherford, and Guglielmo Marconi. After him are Pierre de Coubertin, Antonio Gramsci, John D. Rockefeller, Maurice Ravel, Erich Ludendorff, Amelia Earhart, Lou Andreas-Salomé, and Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk.
Others Born in 1870
Go to all RankingsVladimir Lenin
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1924
HPI: 88.93
Rank: 1
Maria Montessori
PHILOSOPHER
1870 - 1952
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 2
Alfred Adler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1870 - 1937
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 3
Christian X of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1947
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 4
Franz Lehár
COMPOSER
1870 - 1948
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 5
Jean Baptiste Perrin
PHYSICIST
1870 - 1942
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 6
Jules Bordet
BIOLOGIST
1870 - 1961
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 7
Adolf Loos
ARCHITECT
1870 - 1933
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 8
Albert Fish
EXTREMIST
1870 - 1936
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 9
Miguel Primo de Rivera
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1930
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 10
William G. Morgan
INVENTOR
1870 - 1942
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 11
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
BUSINESSPERSON
1870 - 1950
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1937
Go to all RankingsH. P. Lovecraft
WRITER
1890 - 1937
HPI: 81.11
Rank: 1
Ernest Rutherford
PHYSICIST
1871 - 1937
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 2
Guglielmo Marconi
INVENTOR
1874 - 1937
HPI: 78.73
Rank: 3
Alfred Adler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1870 - 1937
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 4
Pierre de Coubertin
BUSINESSPERSON
1863 - 1937
HPI: 77.70
Rank: 5
Antonio Gramsci
PHILOSOPHER
1891 - 1937
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 6
John D. Rockefeller
BUSINESSPERSON
1839 - 1937
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 7
Maurice Ravel
COMPOSER
1875 - 1937
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 8
Erich Ludendorff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1865 - 1937
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 9
Amelia Earhart
PILOT
1897 - 1937
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 10
Lou Andreas-Salomé
WRITER
1861 - 1937
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 11
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1937
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 12
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Alfred Adler ranks 19 out of 1,424. Before him are Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889), Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863), Erwin Schrödinger (1887), Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1741), Karl Popper (1902), and Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459). After him are Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1685), Klara Hitler (1860), Romy Schneider (1938), Ferdinand I of Austria (1793), Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747), and Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (1858).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsLudwig Wittgenstein
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1951
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 13
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1863 - 1914
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 14
Erwin Schrödinger
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1961
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 15
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1790
HPI: 78.65
Rank: 16
Karl Popper
PHILOSOPHER
1902 - 1994
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 17
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1459 - 1519
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 18
Alfred Adler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1870 - 1937
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 19
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1685 - 1740
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 20
Klara Hitler
COMPANION
1860 - 1907
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 21
Romy Schneider
ACTOR
1938 - 1982
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 22
Ferdinand I of Austria
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1875
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 23
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1792
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 24
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1858 - 1889
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 25
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Austria
Among psychologists born in Austria, Alfred Adler ranks 1. After him are Viktor Frankl (1905), Anna Freud (1895), Melanie Klein (1882), Bruno Bettelheim (1903), Otto Rank (1884), Paul Watzlawick (1921), Otto Gross (1877), René Spitz (1887), Heinz Kohut (1913), Otto F. Kernberg (1928), and Walter Mischel (1930).
Alfred Adler
1870 - 1937
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 1
Viktor Frankl
1905 - 1997
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 2
Anna Freud
1895 - 1982
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 3
Melanie Klein
1882 - 1960
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 4
Bruno Bettelheim
1903 - 1990
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 5
Otto Rank
1884 - 1939
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 6
Paul Watzlawick
1921 - 2007
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 7
Otto Gross
1877 - 1920
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 8
René Spitz
1887 - 1974
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 9
Heinz Kohut
1913 - 1981
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 10
Otto F. Kernberg
1928 - Present
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 11
Walter Mischel
1930 - 2018
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 12