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Alexander Luria

Biological Psychology

Alexander Luria (1902 to 1977) was a Soviet psychologist who worked closely with Lev Vygotsky from the mid-1920s to co-found cultural-historical psychology, then went on, largely through his rehabilitation work with brain-injured soldiers after the Second World War, to found modern neuropsychology as its own field. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Date
1902-07-16 1
Birth Year
1902 1
Death Date
1977-08-14 1
Death Year
1977 1
Birthplace
Kazan, Russian Empire 1
Death Place
Moscow, Soviet Union 1
Nationality / Culture
Soviet 1
Defining Contribution
Co-founded cultural-historical psychology with Lev Vygotsky, then founded modern neuropsychology through his testing and rehabilitation work with brain-injured patients. 1
Notable Work
The Mind of a Mnemonist (1968) 1
Connections

Associated With

Biological Psychology, Branches of Psychology

Founded modern neuropsychology, the field the branch article itself names as one of its own alternate names (biopsychology or neuropsychology).

Source Wikipedia: Alexander Luria
Cultural-Historical Psychology, Schools and Movements
Source Wikipedia: Alexander Luria
Neuropsychology, Branches of Psychology

Generally credited as founding modern neuropsychology.

In Branch

Cognitive Psychology, Branches of Psychology
Source Wikipedia: Alexander Luria
Neuropsychology, Branches of Psychology
Source Wikipedia: Alexander Luria
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

Soviet Union

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Alexander Luria
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Early education and move to Moscow section
    Following Vygotsky and along with him, in the mid-1920s, Luria launched a project of developing a psychology of a radically new kind.
  • Associated With: Biological Psychology, Lead section
    was a Soviet neuropsychologist, often credited as the father of modern neuropsychology.
  • In Branch: Neuropsychology, Lead section
    Alexander Romanovich Luria (; Russian: Алекса́ндр Рома́нович Лу́рия, IPA: [ˈlurʲɪjə]; 16 July 1902 - 14 August 1977) was a Soviet neuropsychologist, often credited as the father of modern neuropsychology.
  • In Branch: Cognitive Psychology, Lead section
    Alexander Romanovich Luria (; Russian: Алекса́ндр Рома́нович Лу́рия, IPA: [ˈlurʲɪjə]; 16 July 1902 - 14 August 1977) was a Soviet neuropsychologist, often credited as the father of modern neuropsychology.
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