Richard Meili
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Richard Meili
was an internationally renowned scientist
in practical psychology, diagnostics, personality development
and intelligence
.
, Berne
and Berlin
. In Berlin he was a student of Wolfgang Köhler
and Kurt Lewin
, (both of them proponents of Gestalt psychology
) and also of Hans Rupp, professor for applied psychology at the institute of psychology.
From 1926 to 1941 he was an assistant at the Institute J.J. Rousseau of Geneva University. Under Edouard Claparède
he qualified as a lecturer with his paper Recherches sur les formes de l’intelligence (research on forms of intelligence) and became the successor of Jean Piaget
.
From 1942 to 1948 he was director of the Institute of Vocational Counseling in Winterthur
, Switzerland.
In 1949 Meili was appointed as head of the new Psychology Department at the University of Bern. His main fields of interest were diagnostics, problem solving
, personality development
, remedial teaching and intelligence
.
In 1953 he founded the Psychological Institute of Berne University where he lectured until his retirement in 1970.
was an internationally renowned scientist
Scientist
A scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word...
in practical psychology, diagnostics, personality development
Personality Development
An individual's personality is an aggregate conglomeration of decisions we've made throughout our lives . There are inherent natural, genetic, and environmental factors that contribute to the development of our personality. According to process of socialization, "personality also colors our values,...
and intelligence
Intelligence
Intelligence has been defined in different ways, including the abilities for abstract thought, understanding, communication, reasoning, learning, planning, emotional intelligence and problem solving....
.
Biography
Meili studied at the universities of JenaJena
Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document...
, Berne
Berne
The city of Bern or Berne is the Bundesstadt of Switzerland, and, with a population of , the fourth most populous city in Switzerland. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 43 municipalities, has a population of 349,000. The metropolitan area had a population of 660,000 in 2000...
and Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. In Berlin he was a student of Wolfgang Köhler
Wolfgang Köhler
Wolfgang Köhler was a German psychologist and phenomenologist who, like Max Wertheimer, and Kurt Koffka, contributed to the creation of Gestalt psychology.-Early life:...
and Kurt Lewin
Kurt Lewin
Kurt Zadek Lewin was a German-American psychologist, known as one of the modern pioneers of social, organizational, and applied psychology....
, (both of them proponents of Gestalt psychology
Gestalt psychology
Gestalt psychology or gestaltism is a theory of mind and brain of the Berlin School; the operational principle of gestalt psychology is that the brain is holistic, parallel, and analog, with self-organizing tendencies...
) and also of Hans Rupp, professor for applied psychology at the institute of psychology.
From 1926 to 1941 he was an assistant at the Institute J.J. Rousseau of Geneva University. Under Edouard Claparède
Édouard Claparède
Édouard Claparède was a Swiss neurologist and child psychologist.Studies of science and medicine, later of psychology under Théodore Flournoy; 1897 MD from the University of Geneva; 1897-98 at La Salpêtrière hospital in Paris; 1901 foundation of the Archives de psychologie with Flournoy, which he...
he qualified as a lecturer with his paper Recherches sur les formes de l’intelligence (research on forms of intelligence) and became the successor of Jean Piaget
Jean Piaget
Jean Piaget was a French-speaking Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher known for his epistemological studies with children. His theory of cognitive development and epistemological view are together called "genetic epistemology"....
.
From 1942 to 1948 he was director of the Institute of Vocational Counseling in Winterthur
Winterthur
Winterthur is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. It has the country's sixth largest population with an estimate of more than 100,000 people. In the local dialect and by its inhabitants, it is usually abbreviated to Winti...
, Switzerland.
In 1949 Meili was appointed as head of the new Psychology Department at the University of Bern. His main fields of interest were diagnostics, problem solving
Problem solving
Problem solving is a mental process and is part of the larger problem process that includes problem finding and problem shaping. Consideredthe most complex of all intellectual functions, problem solving has been defined as higher-order cognitive process that requires the modulation and control of...
, personality development
Personality Development
An individual's personality is an aggregate conglomeration of decisions we've made throughout our lives . There are inherent natural, genetic, and environmental factors that contribute to the development of our personality. According to process of socialization, "personality also colors our values,...
, remedial teaching and intelligence
Intelligence
Intelligence has been defined in different ways, including the abilities for abstract thought, understanding, communication, reasoning, learning, planning, emotional intelligence and problem solving....
.
In 1953 he founded the Psychological Institute of Berne University where he lectured until his retirement in 1970.
Main Publications (In German)
- Einführung in die psychologische Diagnostik (Introduction to Psychological Testing) 1937 (also in French)
- Analytischer Intelligenztest, AIT, (Analytical Test of Intelligence) 1966
- Die Struktur der Intelligenz, (The Structure of Intelligence)1981
- Anfänge der Charakterentwicklung, (Early Personality Development)1957
- Grundlagen der individuellen Persönlichkeitsunterschiede, (Basics of Personality Traits) 1972