Abraham Maslow

Abraham Maslow
Abraham Maslow
Born	April 1, 1908; Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Died	June 8, 1970 (aged 62); Menlo Park, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Madison
Known for	Maslow's hierarchy of needs
	Scientific career
Fields	Psychology
Institutions	Cornell University; Brooklyn College
Influences	Alfred Adler, Kurt Goldstein, Henry Murray
Influenced	Douglas McGregor, Roberto Assagioli,[1] Colin Wilson, Abbie Hoffman, Wayne Dyer, Elliot Aronson

Abraham Maslow (April 1, 1908 – June 8, 1970) was an American psychologist. He is considered by other psychologists to be one of the most important psychologists of the 20th century.[2] He was ranked 10th among psychologists nominated for being well-known or influential. He is known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Maslow died of a heart attack.

References

Assagioli Roberto. Act of Will. New York: Synthesis Center Press, 2010. Print.
[Haggloom, S. J., Warnick, R, Warnick, J., Jones, V. K., Yarbough, G.L., Russel, T. M. 2002 The 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th century. Review of General Psychology, 6, 139–152]

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[1] Assagioli Roberto. Act of Will. New York: Synthesis Center Press, 2010. Print.

[2] [Haggloom, S. J., Warnick, R, Warnick, J., Jones, V. K., Yarbough, G.L., Russel, T. M. 2002 The 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th century. Review of General Psychology, 6, 139–152]