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Hermann Ebbinghaus

German psychologist (1850-1909).

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German psychologist (1850-1909).

Hermann Ebbinghaus (24 January 1850 – 26 February 1909) was a German psychologist who pioneered the experimental study of memory. Ebbinghaus discovered the forgetting curve and the spacing effect. He was the first person to describe the learning curve. He was the father of the neo-Kantian philosopher Julius Ebbinghaus.

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    German psychologist (1850-1909).

Career and education

Employers and institutions

Frederick William University Berlin · University of Wrocław · Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Memberships

Corps Guestphalia Bonn

Education

University of Bonn · Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg · Frederick William University Berlin

Fields of work

psychology

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