science · 13 April 1903 · 121 years ago
death
Died 13 Apr 1903 at age 78 (born 15 Sep 1824).
German philosopher and psychologist, who was a founder of comparative psychology. He held that humanity must be studied from the historical, comparative viewpoint, analyzing the elements that constitute the fabric of society, with its customs, its conventions, and the main tendencies of its evolution. He was Jewish and a leading opponent of anti-Semitism in his time.
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