Hermann Ebbinghaus
1850 – 1909 · aged 59
German psychologist (1850-1909)
- Born
- 24 Jan 1850 · Barmen
- Died
- 26 Feb 1909 · Halle (Saale)
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- 24 Jan 1850BornBorn in Barmen
- 1870 – 1871WarFranco-Prussian War
- 26 Feb 1909DiedDied in Halle (Saale)
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- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
Biography
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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