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Born March 18, 1886 • Berlin • Germany
Died November 22, 1941 (aged 55) • Northampton • Massachusetts
Notable Works “Principles of Gestalt Psychology” • “The Growth of the Mind”
Subjects Of Study perception • phi phenomenon

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