PSYCHOLOGIST
Kurt Koffka
1886 - 1941
Kurt Koffka
Kurt Koffka (March 12, 1886 – November 22, 1941) was a German psychologist and professor. He was born and educated in Berlin, Germany; he died in Northampton, Massachusetts, from coronary thrombosis. He was influenced by his maternal uncle, a biologist, to pursue science. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kurt Koffka has received more than 256,895 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Kurt Koffka is the 52nd most popular psychologist (up from 72nd in 2019), the 701st most popular biography from Germany (up from 904th in 2019) and the 7th most popular German Psychologist.
Kurt Koffka was a German psychologist and Gestalt theorist. He is most famous for his work on Gestalt psychology, which he co-founded with Max Wertheimer and Wolfgang Köhler. Gestalt psychology is the study of how the mind organizes and perceives visual, auditory, and other sensory stimuli.
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Page Views (PV)
63.84
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
12.42
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Kurt Koffka ranks 52 out of 235. Before him are Sándor Ferenczi, Raymond Cattell, Princess Marie Bonaparte, Sabina Spielrein, Bruno Bettelheim, and Albert Ellis. After him are Martin Seligman, Aaron T. Beck, Alexander Luria, Fritz Perls, Stanley Milgram, and Pierre Janet.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSándor Ferenczi
1873 - 1933
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 46
Raymond Cattell
1905 - 1998
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 47
Princess Marie Bonaparte
1882 - 1962
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 48
Sabina Spielrein
1885 - 1942
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 49
Bruno Bettelheim
1903 - 1990
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 50
Albert Ellis
1913 - 2007
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 51
Kurt Koffka
1886 - 1941
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 52
Martin Seligman
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 53
Aaron T. Beck
1921 - 2021
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 54
Alexander Luria
1902 - 1977
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 55
Fritz Perls
1893 - 1970
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 56
Stanley Milgram
1933 - 1984
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 57
Pierre Janet
1859 - 1947
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 58
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1886, Kurt Koffka ranks 31. Before him are Robert Robinson, Edward Rydz-Śmigły, Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Erich Hoepner, Hugo Ball, and Athenagoras I of Constantinople. After him are Archibald Hill, Gerda Wegener, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Michael Curtiz, Garegin Nzhdeh, and Vittorio Pozzo. Among people deceased in 1941, Kurt Koffka ranks 27. Before him are Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Edward Rydz-Śmigły, Ernst Udet, Prajadhipok, Werner Mölders, and Werner Sombart. After him are Ludwig Quidde, Günther Prien, Alexej von Jawlensky, Sherwood Anderson, Christian Rakovsky, and Henri Lebesgue.
Others Born in 1886
Go to all RankingsRobert Robinson
CHEMIST
1886 - 1975
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 25
Edward Rydz-Śmigły
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1941
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 26
Sergo Ordzhonikidze
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1937
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 27
Erich Hoepner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1944
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 28
Hugo Ball
WRITER
1886 - 1927
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 29
Athenagoras I of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1886 - 1972
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 30
Kurt Koffka
PSYCHOLOGIST
1886 - 1941
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 31
Archibald Hill
BIOLOGIST
1886 - 1977
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 32
Gerda Wegener
PAINTER
1886 - 1940
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 33
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
WRITER
1886 - 1965
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 34
Michael Curtiz
FILM DIRECTOR
1886 - 1962
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 35
Garegin Nzhdeh
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1955
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 36
Vittorio Pozzo
SOCCER PLAYER
1886 - 1968
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 37
Others Deceased in 1941
Go to all RankingsIgnacy Jan Paderewski
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1941
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 21
Edward Rydz-Śmigły
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1941
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 22
Ernst Udet
PILOT
1896 - 1941
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 23
Prajadhipok
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1941
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 24
Werner Mölders
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1941
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 25
Werner Sombart
ECONOMIST
1863 - 1941
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 26
Kurt Koffka
PSYCHOLOGIST
1886 - 1941
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 27
Ludwig Quidde
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1941
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 28
Günther Prien
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 1941
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 29
Alexej von Jawlensky
PAINTER
1864 - 1941
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 30
Sherwood Anderson
WRITER
1876 - 1941
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 31
Christian Rakovsky
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1941
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 32
Henri Lebesgue
MATHEMATICIAN
1875 - 1941
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 33
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Kurt Koffka ranks 701 out of 7,253. Before him are Jost Gippert (1956), Johann Tetzel (1460), Georg Elser (1903), Peter Kürten (1883), William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1852), and Heinrich Hoffmann (1885). After him are Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1784), Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria (1727), Georg Büchner (1813), Louis Spohr (1784), Max Wolf (1863), and Kurt Meyer (1910).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJost Gippert
LINGUIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 695
Johann Tetzel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1460 - 1519
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 696
Georg Elser
DESIGNER
1903 - 1945
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 697
Peter Kürten
EXTREMIST
1883 - 1931
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 698
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1912
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 699
Heinrich Hoffmann
PHOTOGRAPHER
1885 - 1957
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 700
Kurt Koffka
PSYCHOLOGIST
1886 - 1941
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 701
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1844
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 702
Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1777
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 703
Georg Büchner
WRITER
1813 - 1837
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 704
Louis Spohr
COMPOSER
1784 - 1859
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 705
Max Wolf
ASTRONOMER
1863 - 1932
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 706
Kurt Meyer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1961
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 707
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Germany
Among psychologists born in Germany, Kurt Koffka ranks 7. Before him are Erich Fromm (1900), Wilhelm Wundt (1832), Erik Erikson (1902), Karen Horney (1885), Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850), and Hans Eysenck (1916). After him are Fritz Perls (1893), Karl Abraham (1877), Ernst Kretschmer (1888), Ernst Heinrich Weber (1795), Karl Bühler (1879), and William Stern (1871).
Erich Fromm
1900 - 1980
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 1
Wilhelm Wundt
1832 - 1920
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 2
Erik Erikson
1902 - 1994
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 3
Karen Horney
1885 - 1952
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 4
Hermann Ebbinghaus
1850 - 1909
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 5
Hans Eysenck
1916 - 1997
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 6
Kurt Koffka
1886 - 1941
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 7
Fritz Perls
1893 - 1970
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 8
Karl Abraham
1877 - 1925
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 9
Ernst Kretschmer
1888 - 1964
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 10
Ernst Heinrich Weber
1795 - 1878
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 11
Karl Bühler
1879 - 1963
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 12
William Stern
1871 - 1938
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 13