Heinrich Klüver
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Heinrich Klüver was a German-American psychologist
born in Holstein
, Germany
.
After having served in the Imperial Germany Army
during World War I
, he studied at both the University of Hamburg
and the University of Berlin from 1920-23. In the latter year, he arrived in the United States
to attend Stanford University
. He received his Ph.D. in physiological psychology
from Stanford University. In 1927 he married Cessa Feyerabend and settled in the United States permanently, becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1934. He collaborated most often and fruitfully with Paul Bucy
and made various contributions to neuroanatomy
throughout his career. His expositions of and experiments with mescaline
were also groundbreaking at the time.
Psychologist
Psychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:* Clinical professionals who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts .* Scientists conducting psychological research or teaching psychology in a college...
born in Holstein
Holstein
Holstein is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider. It is part of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of Germany....
, Germany
Germany
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.
After having served in the Imperial Germany Army
German Army (German Empire)
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during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, he studied at both the University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg
The University of Hamburg is a university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by Wilhelm Stern and others. It grew out of the previous Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen and the Kolonialinstitut as well as the Akademisches Gymnasium. There are around 38,000 students as of the start of...
and the University of Berlin from 1920-23. In the latter year, he arrived in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to attend Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. He received his Ph.D. in physiological psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
from Stanford University. In 1927 he married Cessa Feyerabend and settled in the United States permanently, becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1934. He collaborated most often and fruitfully with Paul Bucy
Paul Bucy
Paul Bucy was an American neuropathologist who was a native of Hubbard, Iowa. He studied medicine at the University of Iowa, and afterwards was an assistant to neurosurgeon Percival Bailey at the University of Chicago...
and made various contributions to neuroanatomy
Neuroanatomy
Neuroanatomy is the study of the anatomy and organization of the nervous system. In contrast to animals with radial symmetry, whose nervous system consists of a distributed network of cells, animals with bilateral symmetry have segregated, defined nervous systems, and thus we can begin to speak of...
throughout his career. His expositions of and experiments with mescaline
Mescaline
Mescaline or 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine is a naturally occurring psychedelic alkaloid of the phenethylamine class used mainly as an entheogen....
were also groundbreaking at the time.
External links
- An in-depth biography by Karl H. PribramKarl H. PribramKarl H. Pribram is a professor at Georgetown University, in the United States, and an emeritus professor of psychology and psychiatry at Stanford University and Radford University...
and Frederick Nahm: http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=9650&page=288 - Guide to the Heinrich Kluver Papers: http://ead.lib.uchicago.edu/view.xqy?id=ICU.SPCL.KLUVER&c=k