1890 - 1947
Kurt Lewin ( lə-VEEN; 9 September 1890 – 12 February 1947) was a German-American psychologist, known as one of the modern pioneers of social, organizational, and applied psychology in the United States. During his professional career Lewin applied himself to three general topics: applied research, action research, and group communication. Lewin is often recognized as the "founder of social psychology" and was one of the first to study group dynamics and organizational development. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kurt Lewin has received more than 939,795 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Kurt Lewin is the 20th most popular psychologist, the 31st most popular biography from Poland (up from 39th in 2019) and the most popular Polish Psychologist.
Kurt Lewin is most famous for his work on group dynamics and organizational psychology. He is also known for the Lewin-Erickson theory of personality, which is a social-psychological theory that deals with the interaction between the person and the environment.
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Among psychologists, Kurt Lewin ranks 20 out of 182. Before him are Viktor Frankl, Gustave Le Bon, Anna Freud, John B. Watson, Albert Bandura, and Edward Thorndike. After him are B. F. Skinner, Lawrence Kohlberg, Wilhelm Reich, Melanie Klein, Daniel Kahneman, and Gustav Fechner.
1905 - 1997
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 14
1841 - 1931
HPI: 79.94
Rank: 15
1895 - 1982
HPI: 79.48
Rank: 16
1878 - 1958
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 17
1925 - Present
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 18
1874 - 1949
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 19
1890 - 1947
HPI: 78.40
Rank: 20
1904 - 1990
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 21
1927 - 1987
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 22
1897 - 1957
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 23
1882 - 1960
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 24
1934 - Present
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 25
1801 - 1887
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 26
Among people born in 1890, Kurt Lewin ranks 12. Before him are Friedrich Paulus, Boris Pasternak, Vyacheslav Molotov, H. P. Lovecraft, Alfred Jodl, and Karel Čapek. After him are Fritz Lang, Stan Laurel, Colonel Sanders, Man Ray, George II of Greece, and Lawrence Bragg. Among people deceased in 1947, Kurt Lewin ranks 8. Before him are Henry Ford, Al Capone, Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, Rudolf Höss, Aleister Crowley, and Philipp Lenard. After him are Christian X of Denmark, Victor Horta, Jozef Tiso, Raoul Wallenberg, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and George II of Greece.
1890 - 1957
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 6
1890 - 1960
HPI: 81.07
Rank: 7
1890 - 1986
HPI: 80.73
Rank: 8
1890 - 1937
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 9
1890 - 1946
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 10
1890 - 1938
HPI: 78.91
Rank: 11
1890 - 1947
HPI: 78.40
Rank: 12
1890 - 1976
HPI: 77.93
Rank: 13
1890 - 1965
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 14
1890 - 1980
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 15
1890 - 1976
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 16
1890 - 1947
HPI: 76.51
Rank: 17
1890 - 1971
HPI: 76.09
Rank: 18
1863 - 1947
HPI: 84.73
Rank: 2
1899 - 1947
HPI: 83.93
Rank: 3
1869 - 1947
HPI: 80.82
Rank: 4
1901 - 1947
HPI: 79.63
Rank: 5
1875 - 1947
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 6
1862 - 1947
HPI: 79.12
Rank: 7
1890 - 1947
HPI: 78.40
Rank: 8
1870 - 1947
HPI: 77.81
Rank: 9
1861 - 1947
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 10
1887 - 1947
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 11
1912 - 1947
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 12
1906 - 1947
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 13
1890 - 1947
HPI: 76.51
Rank: 14
Among people born in Poland, Kurt Lewin ranks 31 out of 1,231. Before him are Marie Leszczyńska (1703), Zygmunt Bauman (1925), Maximilian Kolbe (1894), Günther von Kluge (1882), Władysław IV Vasa (1595), and Bronisław Malinowski (1884). After him are Wisława Szymborska (1923), Vladislaus II of Hungary (1456), Władysław Szpilman (1911), Max Born (1882), Hans-Ulrich Rudel (1916), and Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846).
1703 - 1768
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 25
1925 - 2017
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 26
1894 - 1941
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 27
1882 - 1944
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 28
1595 - 1648
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 29
1884 - 1942
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 30
1890 - 1947
HPI: 78.40
Rank: 31
1923 - 2012
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 32
1456 - 1516
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 33
1911 - 2000
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 34
1882 - 1970
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 35
1916 - 1982
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 36
1846 - 1916
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 37
Among psychologists born in Poland, Kurt Lewin ranks 1. After him are Gustav Fechner (1801), Solomon Asch (1907), Alice Miller (1923), Hugo Münsterberg (1863), Kurt Goldstein (1878), Helene Deutsch (1884), and Abraham Brill (1874).
1890 - 1947
HPI: 78.40
Rank: 1
1801 - 1887
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 2
1907 - 1996
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 3
1923 - 2010
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 4
1863 - 1916
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 5
1878 - 1965
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 6
1884 - 1982
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 7
1874 - 1948
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 8