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Kurt Koffka, born March 18, 1886, in Berlin, Germany, was raised by Luis Levy and Emil Koffka. His mother listed herself as Protestant despite having Jewish heritage. [6] His father was a lawyer, and his younger brother, Friedrich Koffka , went on to become a judge. [6]
Kurt Koffka was a German psychologist and cofounder, with Wolfgang Köhler and Max Wertheimer, of the Gestalt school of psychology. Koffka studied psychology with Carl Stumpf at the University of Berlin and received his Ph.D. degree in 1909. Koffka was associated with the University of Giessen.
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Jun 11, 2018 · The son of Emil Koffka, a lawyer and royal councilor of law, and Luise Levi (or Levy), Koffka was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1886. His early education was in the hands of an English-speaking governess, and his mother's brother, a biologist, fostered his early interests in philosophy and science.
Apr 25, 2018 · Kurt Koffka was born in Berlin (Germany) in 1886. His father was a lawyer and his brother Friedrich became a judge, but Kurt, instead of following family steps in the legal field, decided to study philosophy and science encouraged by his uncle.
Koffka, Kurt kŏfˈkə, Ger. ko͝ort kôfˈkä [key], 1886–1941, American psychologist, b. Germany, Ph.D. Univ. of Berlin, 1908. Before settling permanently in the United States in 1928 as a professor at Smith, he taught at Cornell and at the Univ. of
Mar 18, 2022 · Kurt Koffka was born on March 18, 1886 in Berlin, Germany, to his father Emil Koffka, a lawyer and his mother Luis Levy, a protestant of Jewish descent. Early in Koffka’s life his biologist uncle aroused his interests in the fields of philosophy and science.
The son of Emil Koffka, a lawyer and royal councilor of law, and Luise Levi (or Levy), Koffka was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1886. His early education was in the hands of an English-speaking governess, and his mother's brother, a biologist, fostered his early interests in philosophy and science.
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