PSYCHOLOGIST
Paul Watzlawick
1921 - 2007
Paul Watzlawick
Paul Watzlawick (July 25, 1921 – March 31, 2007) was an Austrian-American family therapist, psychologist, communication theorist, and philosopher. A theoretician in communication theory and radical constructivism, he commented in the fields of family therapy and general psychotherapy. Watzlawick believed that people create their own suffering in the very act of trying to fix their emotional problems. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Watzlawick has received more than 437,556 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Paul Watzlawick is the 79th most popular psychologist (up from 80th in 2019), the 280th most popular biography from Austria (down from 267th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Austrian Psychologist.
Paul Watzlawick is most famous for his work on the "principle of double-bind" and "paradoxical intention." He was a psychotherapist, philosopher, and writer.
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440k
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26
Languages Editions (L)
5.25
Effective Languages (L*)
2.59
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Paul Watzlawick ranks 79 out of 235. Before him are George Armitage Miller, Karl Bühler, Edward C. Tolman, William Stern, Ludwig Binswanger, and Timothy Leary. After him are Edward B. Titchener, Jean Tatlock, G. Stanley Hall, David Wechsler, Walter Bradford Cannon, and Donald O. Hebb.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Armitage Miller
1920 - 2012
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 73
Karl Bühler
1879 - 1963
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 74
Edward C. Tolman
1886 - 1959
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 75
William Stern
1871 - 1938
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 76
Ludwig Binswanger
1881 - 1966
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 77
Timothy Leary
1920 - 1996
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 78
Paul Watzlawick
1921 - 2007
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 79
Edward B. Titchener
1867 - 1927
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 80
Jean Tatlock
1914 - 1944
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 81
G. Stanley Hall
1846 - 1924
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 82
David Wechsler
1896 - 1981
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 83
Walter Bradford Cannon
1871 - 1945
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 84
Donald O. Hebb
1904 - 1985
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 85
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Paul Watzlawick ranks 67. Before him are Viktor Kulikov, Zizinho, György Cziffra, Mario Lanza, Miklós Jancsó, and Farida of Egypt. After him are Gérard Debreu, Karel Appel, Amin al-Hafiz, Françoise Gilot, Thomas Schelling, and Jack Steinberger. Among people deceased in 2007, Paul Watzlawick ranks 43. Before him are Henri Troyat, Oscar Peterson, Vladimir Kryuchkov, Lois Maxwell, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, and Jean-Claude Brialy. After him are Norman Mailer, Gaston Thorn, John Backus, E. Howard Hunt, Taha Yassin Ramadan, and Paul Lauterbur.
Others Born in 1921
Go to all RankingsViktor Kulikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2013
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 61
Zizinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2002
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 62
György Cziffra
MUSICIAN
1921 - 1994
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 63
Mario Lanza
SINGER
1921 - 1959
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 64
Miklós Jancsó
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 2014
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 65
Farida of Egypt
COMPANION
1921 - 1988
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 66
Paul Watzlawick
PSYCHOLOGIST
1921 - 2007
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 67
Gérard Debreu
ECONOMIST
1921 - 2004
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 68
Karel Appel
PAINTER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 69
Amin al-Hafiz
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2009
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 70
Françoise Gilot
PAINTER
1921 - 2023
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 71
Thomas Schelling
ECONOMIST
1921 - 2016
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 72
Jack Steinberger
PHYSICIST
1921 - 2020
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 73
Others Deceased in 2007
Go to all RankingsHenri Troyat
WRITER
1911 - 2007
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 37
Oscar Peterson
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2007
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 38
Vladimir Kryuchkov
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2007
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 39
Lois Maxwell
ACTOR
1927 - 2007
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 40
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
PHYSICIST
1912 - 2007
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 41
Jean-Claude Brialy
ACTOR
1933 - 2007
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 42
Paul Watzlawick
PSYCHOLOGIST
1921 - 2007
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 43
Norman Mailer
WRITER
1923 - 2007
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 44
Gaston Thorn
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2007
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 45
John Backus
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1924 - 2007
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 46
E. Howard Hunt
WRITER
1918 - 2007
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 47
Taha Yassin Ramadan
EXTREMIST
1938 - 2007
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 48
Paul Lauterbur
CHEMIST
1929 - 2007
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 49
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Paul Watzlawick ranks 280 out of 1,424. Before him are Max Steiner (1888), Ferdinand Čatloš (1895), Walter Kohn (1923), Claudia Felicitas of Austria (1653), Hans Hollein (1934), and Gaston Glock (1929). After him are Maria Leopoldine of Austria (1632), Oskar Werner (1922), Guido von List (1848), Baron Alexander von Bach (1813), Alexander Wienerberger (1891), and Franz Xaver Süssmayr (1766).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsMax Steiner
COMPOSER
1888 - 1971
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 274
Ferdinand Čatloš
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1972
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 275
Walter Kohn
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2016
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 276
Claudia Felicitas of Austria
POLITICIAN
1653 - 1676
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 277
Hans Hollein
ARCHITECT
1934 - 2014
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 278
Gaston Glock
INVENTOR
1929 - 2023
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 279
Paul Watzlawick
PSYCHOLOGIST
1921 - 2007
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 280
Maria Leopoldine of Austria
POLITICIAN
1632 - 1649
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 281
Oskar Werner
ACTOR
1922 - 1984
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 282
Guido von List
OCCULTIST
1848 - 1919
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 283
Baron Alexander von Bach
POLITICIAN
1813 - 1893
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 284
Alexander Wienerberger
ENGINEER
1891 - 1955
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 285
Franz Xaver Süssmayr
COMPOSER
1766 - 1803
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 286
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Austria
Among psychologists born in Austria, Paul Watzlawick ranks 7. Before him are Alfred Adler (1870), Viktor Frankl (1905), Anna Freud (1895), Melanie Klein (1882), Bruno Bettelheim (1903), and Otto Rank (1884). After him are Otto Gross (1877), René Spitz (1887), Heinz Kohut (1913), Otto F. Kernberg (1928), Walter Mischel (1930), and Fritz Heider (1896).
Alfred Adler
1870 - 1937
HPI: 81.33
Rank: 1
Viktor Frankl
1905 - 1997
HPI: 78.12
Rank: 2
Anna Freud
1895 - 1982
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 3
Melanie Klein
1882 - 1960
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 4
Bruno Bettelheim
1903 - 1990
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 5
Otto Rank
1884 - 1939
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 6
Paul Watzlawick
1921 - 2007
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 7
Otto Gross
1877 - 1920
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 8
René Spitz
1887 - 1974
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 9
Heinz Kohut
1913 - 1981
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 10
Otto F. Kernberg
1928 - Present
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 11
Walter Mischel
1930 - 2018
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 12
Fritz Heider
1896 - 1988
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 13