Kohler biography
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Wolfgang Koehler
Wolfgang Köhler was born on Friday the 21th of January in in Reval (Estonia), today’s Tallinn. Six years later, in , his family moved to Germany and he grew up in Wolfenbüttel. After studying philosophy and natural sciences in Tübingen, Bonn and Berlin from , he was awarded a doctorate in with a tone-psychological work under Carl Stumpf. Afterwards, in , he was assistant of Friedrich Schumann in Frankfurt who had followed Karl Marbe. Karl Marbe himself had taken the Külpe-professorship in Würzburg. During Köhler’s time as an assistant from till he met Kurt Koffka and worked with Max Wertheimer who examined the Phi-Phenomenon.
Due to a reference of Carl Stumpf, Wolfgang Köhler was appointed to being the director of the “Anthropoidenstation” of the Prussian academy of sciences at Tenerife in At this time he was only 27 years old and still relatively inexperienced in the field. Stumpf possibly saved Köhler’s life by appointing him to Tenerife. It might have been coin
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Wolfgang Köhler
German-American psychologist and phenomenologist
For the pianist, see Wolfgang Köhler (pianist).
Wolfgang Köhler (21 January – 11 June ) was a German psychologist and phenomenologist who, like högsta Wertheimer and Kurt Koffka, contributed to the creation of Gestalt psychology.
During the Nazi regime in Germany, he protested against the dismissal of Jewish professors from universities, as well as the requirement that professors give a Nazi salute at the beginning of their classes. In he left the country for the United States, where Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania offered him a professorship. He taught with its faculty for 20 years, and did continuing research. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in , ranked Köhler as the 50th most cited psychologist of the 20th century.[1]
Early life
[edit]Köhler was born in the port city of Reval (now Tallinn), Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire. His family was ethnic German, and shortly
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Kohler Co.
American manufacturing company in Wisconsin
Company headquarters in Kohler, Wisconsin | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing, hospitality |
| Founded | December6, ; years ago()[1] |
| Founder | John Michael Kohler |
| Headquarters | Highland Drive Kohler, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | David Kohler (President and CEO) |
| Products | Plumbing fixtures, tile, furniture and cabinetry, engines, generators |
| Owner | Kohler family |
Number of employees | 40,[2]() |
| Website | |
Kohler Co., is an American manufacturing company founded in by John Michael Kohler, based in Kohler, Wisconsin.[3] Kohler is best known for its plumbing products, but the company also manufactures furniture, cabinetry, tile, engines, and generators. Destination Kohler also owns various hospitality establishments in the United States and Scotland. In February , Kohler Co. acquired UK-based Clarke Energy