Heinz Ansbacher
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Heinz Ludwig Ansbacher (October 21, 1904 – June 22, 2006) was a German-American psychologist specializing in the theories of Alfred Adler.[1]
Biography
Ansbacher was born in
He attended seminars in Adler’s home, sparking his interest in psychology. Through Adler, he met Rowena Ripin, who had her doctoral degree from the University of Vienna. They were married a year later. Although he had no bachelor's degree, Ansbacher was admitted to the doctoral program at Columbia University. He wrote his doctoral dissertation on the perception of number as affected by the monetary value of objects, under R.S. Woodward, graduating in 1937. This work concerning the importance of context was cited in the 1939 American Psychological Association Presidential Address.
Ansbacher served on the faculty of
In 1958, Heinz Ansbacher took over the editorship of The Individual Psychology News and renamed the periodical the Journal of Individual Psychology - much to the satisfaction of Adlerians outside the USA. Under his editorship, which continued until 1974, the journal maintained high academic standards and was devoted to "a holistic, phenomenological, teleological, field theoretical, and socially oriented approach to psychology and related fields" endeavoring to "continue the tradition of Alfred Adler's Individual Psychology".
Works and honors
Heinz and Rowena Ansbacher both worked directly with Alfred Adler as scholars and editors and are considered among the leading early followers of
They were jointly awarded the degree of Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa by UVM in 1980.
Family
Heinz and Rowena Ansbacher were the parents of Charles Ansbacher (1942-2010), founder and conductor of the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, which gives free classical music concerts at various locations in the Boston area.[2][3]
References
- New York Times. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ^ Feeding the Spirit: Charles Ansbacher ’65 Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine, Brown Alumni Magazine, Zachary Block, September/October 2003. Accessed on line November 20, 2007.
- ^ Grace Notes, Geoff Edgers, Boston Globe, August 9, 2002. Accessed on line November 20, 2007.