Hugo Münsterberg

✶June 1, 1863

†January 16, 1916

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Hugo Münsterberg was a German-American psychologist. He was one of the pioneers in applied psychology, extending his research and theories to industrial/organizational (I/O), legal, medical, clinical, educational and business settings. Münsterberg experienced immense turmoil with the outbreak of the First World War. Torn between his loyalty to the United States and his homeland, he often defended Germany's wartime actions, and was ostracized at Harvard.

German-American psychologist (1863-1916)

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Biography from the article Hugo Münsterberg on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.