Fechner, Gustav

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Portrait of Gustav Fechner
Gustav Fechner
Name
Fechner, GustavGender: M
Fechner, Gustav Theodor
born on 19 April 1801 at 17:00 (= 5:00 PM )
Place Grossarchen, Germany, 51n33, 14e43
Timezone LMT m14e43 (is local mean time)
Data source
Bio/autobiographyRodden Rating B
Astrology data 29°05' 12°29 Asc. 08°39'



Biography

German philosopher, psychologist, naturalist and physicist. He studied the relationship between the strength of stimulus and the intensity of sensation, therefore discovering and developing "psycho-physics."

Fechner died 11/18/1887, Leipzig.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Events

  • Death, Cause unspecified 18 November 1887 at 12:00 noon in Leipzig, Austria (Age 86)

Source Notes

Cirkels quotes Ebertin. Lescaut quotes Ebertin for biography.

Categories

  • Vocation : Science : Physics
  • Vocation : Healing Fields : Psychologist
  • Notable : Famous : Founder/ originator (Psycho-physics)
  • Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 86, quite old for time period)
  • Personal : Religion/Spirituality : Philosopher/ Humanist

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