Wilhelm Fridolin Volkmann
Austrian philosopher and psychologist
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Wilhelm Fridolin Volkmann [later the title Ritter von Volkmar was appended to his name] (25 September 1821 – 13 January 1877) was an Austrian philosopher and psychologist.
Wilhelm Fridolin Volkmann | |
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| Born | 25 September 1822 |
| Died | 13 January 1877 (aged 54) |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | Charles University in Prague |
| Philosophical work | |
| Institutions | Charles University in Prague |
Biography
He was born and educated in Prague. In 1846 he became a lecturer in aesthetics, afterwards in philosophy, at the University of Prague, and in 1856 was appointed to a professorship in philosophy there. His chief studies were in the exact psychology of the school of Herbart, for whose general principles Volkmann was probably the most conspicuous expounder.
Volkmann's most important publication is the Lehrbuch der Psychologie vom Standpunkte des philosophischen Realismus (Treatise on Psychology from the Standpoint of Philosophical Realism, 1856; 4th ed., by Cornelius, 1894–95). In its first edition it was called Grundriss ... (Outline ...).
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References
- Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). . Encyclopedia Americana.
- Max Heinze (1896). . Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 40. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot. pp. 244–245.
- Attribution
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.