PSYCHOLOGIST
Melanie Klein
1882 - 1960
Melanie Klein
Melanie Klein (née Reizes; 30 March 1882 – 22 September 1960) was an Austrian-British author and psychoanalyst known for her work in child analysis. She was the primary figure in the development of object relations theory. Klein suggested that pre-verbal existential anxiety in infancy catalyzed the formation of the unconscious, which resulted in the unconscious splitting of the world into good and bad idealizations. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Melanie Klein has received more than 828,328 page views. Her biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Melanie Klein is the 25th most popular psychologist (down from 21st in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Austria (down from 70th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Austrian Psychologist.
Melanie Klein is most famous for her idea of the “paranoid-schizoid position” and the “depressive position.” She believed that children go through these two positions during the course of their development. In the paranoid-schizoid position, the child has a tendency to see the world as all-powerful and all-good or all-powerful and all-bad. In the depressive position, the child has a more realistic view of the world.
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Melanie Klein ranks 25 out of 235. Before her are Daniel Kahneman, Irvin D. Yalom, Wilhelm Reich, Edward Thorndike, B. F. Skinner, and Anna Freud. After her are Gustav Fechner, Karen Horney, Alfred Binet, Hermann Ebbinghaus, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, and Hermann Rorschach.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
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1934 - 2024
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 19
Irvin D. Yalom
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 20
Wilhelm Reich
1897 - 1957
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 21
Edward Thorndike
1874 - 1949
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 22
B. F. Skinner
1904 - 1990
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 23
Anna Freud
1895 - 1982
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 24
Melanie Klein
1882 - 1960
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 25
Gustav Fechner
1801 - 1887
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 26
Karen Horney
1885 - 1952
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 27
Alfred Binet
1857 - 1911
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 28
Hermann Ebbinghaus
1850 - 1909
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 29
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
1934 - 2021
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 30
Hermann Rorschach
1884 - 1922
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 31
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1882, Melanie Klein ranks 20. Before her are Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, Günther von Kluge, Kurt von Schleicher, Abd el-Krim, Mohammad Mosaddegh, and Percy Williams Bridgman. After her are Getúlio Vargas, Princess Margaret of Connaught, Umberto Boccioni, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, Zoltán Kodály, and Lili Elbe. Among people deceased in 1960, Melanie Klein ranks 9. Before her are Max von Laue, Clark Gable, Erich Raeder, Paula Hitler, Albert Kesselring, and Wilhelm Pieck. After her are Walther Funk, Amanullah Khan, Fausto Coppi, Igor Kurchatov, Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia, and Aloysius Stepinac.
Others Born in 1882
Go to all RankingsWilhelm, German Crown Prince
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1951
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 14
Günther von Kluge
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1944
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 15
Kurt von Schleicher
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1934
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 16
Abd el-Krim
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1963
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 17
Mohammad Mosaddegh
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1967
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 18
Percy Williams Bridgman
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1961
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 19
Melanie Klein
PSYCHOLOGIST
1882 - 1960
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 20
Getúlio Vargas
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1954
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 21
Princess Margaret of Connaught
NOBLEMAN
1882 - 1920
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 22
Umberto Boccioni
PAINTER
1882 - 1916
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 23
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1944
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 24
Zoltán Kodály
COMPOSER
1882 - 1967
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 25
Lili Elbe
PAINTER
1882 - 1931
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 26
Others Deceased in 1960
Go to all RankingsMax von Laue
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1960
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 3
Clark Gable
ACTOR
1901 - 1960
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 4
Erich Raeder
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1876 - 1960
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 5
Paula Hitler
WRITER
1896 - 1960
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 6
Albert Kesselring
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1960
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 7
Wilhelm Pieck
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1960
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 8
Melanie Klein
PSYCHOLOGIST
1882 - 1960
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 9
Walther Funk
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1960
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 10
Amanullah Khan
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1960
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 11
Fausto Coppi
CYCLIST
1919 - 1960
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 12
Igor Kurchatov
PHYSICIST
1903 - 1960
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 13
Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1882 - 1960
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 14
Aloysius Stepinac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 1960
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 15
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Melanie Klein ranks 82 out of 1,424. Before her are Archduchess Sophie of Austria (1855), Otto Wagner (1841), Maria Anna Mozart (1751), Peter Drucker (1909), Anna Freud (1895), and Victor Francis Hess (1883). After her are Arthur Schnitzler (1862), Archduke Otto of Austria (1865), Geli Raubal (1908), Christoph Waltz (1956), Baroness Mary Vetsera (1871), and Albert II of Germany (1397).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsArchduchess Sophie of Austria
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1857
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 76
Otto Wagner
ARCHITECT
1841 - 1918
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 77
Maria Anna Mozart
MUSICIAN
1751 - 1829
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 78
Peter Drucker
WRITER
1909 - 2005
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 79
Anna Freud
PSYCHOLOGIST
1895 - 1982
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 80
Victor Francis Hess
PHYSICIST
1883 - 1964
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 81
Melanie Klein
PSYCHOLOGIST
1882 - 1960
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 82
Arthur Schnitzler
WRITER
1862 - 1931
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 83
Archduke Otto of Austria
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1906
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 84
Geli Raubal
CELEBRITY
1908 - 1931
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 85
Christoph Waltz
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 86
Baroness Mary Vetsera
MUSICIAN
1871 - 1889
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 87
Albert II of Germany
POLITICIAN
1397 - 1439
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 88
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Austria
Among psychologists born in Austria, Melanie Klein ranks 4. Before her are Alfred Adler (1870), Viktor Frankl (1905), and Anna Freud (1895). After her are 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