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Hermann Ebbinghaus

Hermann Ebbinghaus
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Hermann Ebbinghaus was a German psychologist who pioneered the experimental study of memory. Ebbinghaus discovered the forgetting curve and the spacing effect. He was the first person to describe the learning curve. He was the father of the neo-Kantian philosopher Julius Ebbinghaus.

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  1. Ebenezer HowardJanuary 29, 1850 – May 1, 1928
  2. Eduard BernsteinJanuary 6, 1850 – December 18, 1932
  3. Hermann Ebbinghaus (this page)January 24, 1850 – February 26, 1909
  4. Lluís Domènech i MontanerDecember 21, 1850 – December 27, 1923
  5. Sami FrashëriJune 1, 1850 – June 18, 1904
  6. Tomáš Garrigue MasarykMarch 7, 1850 – September 14, 1937

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