David Katz (psychologist)
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David Katz | |
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| Born | 1 October 1884 |
| Died | 2 February 1953 (aged 68) Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Fields | Gestalt psychology, phenomenology |
David Katz (1 October 1884 – 2 February 1953) was a German-born Swedish psychologist and educator who specialized in Gestalt psychology and phenomenology. He was a professor Emeritus at the Stockholm University. Prior to the establishment of the Nazi regime in Germany, he served as the chair of psychology and education at the State University of Mecklenburg in Rostock.[1]
Katz obtained his doctoral degree from the university of Göttingen in 1906. Katz became the chair of psychology and education at the State University of Mecklenburg in Rostock, Germany in 1919. In 1933, his position was removed when the National Socialist Party took over and he had to leave the country.[1] Katz traveled from Germany to England, where he joined T.H. Pear's laboratory in Manchester, Here, he investigated the role of the tongue as a sensory organ. In 1937, Katz became a professor at the Stockholm University, where he began to focus on gestalt principles until his retirement in 1952.[1][2]
