by Alayna Oleson

Wilhelm Wundt

Birth & Death

1832-1920

Belief

Wundt tried to map out the basic structure of thought

processes. His real interest was the study of the human
mind.

Childhood & Education

Wundt was the youngest of 4 children, and was a lonely

child growing up. Wundt was a daydreamer in school
and generally received poor grades. He graduated
high school, but with a poor record. After his father
passed away he realized it was time to turn things
around and finish medical school. He enrolled at
Heidelberg and in 1855 received the highest scores in
the state medical examinations.

Education

Wilhem successfully graduated from the University of

Heidelberg with a degree in medicines. After
graduation Wundt studied at the University of Berlin
and then in 1857 he became a lecturer in physiology at
the University of Heidelberg.

Achievements

Wundt was a structuralist. He developed introspection,

which is used to collect information on the mind. He
used a systematic procedure to study human behavior.
Wundt is generally acknowledged as establishing
modern psychology as a separate formal field of study.

Achievements

Wundt wrote the Principles of Physiological

Psychology in 1874. In 1875 Wundt became a professor
at the University of Leipzig. In 1879, in Leipzig,
Germany; Wundt started his own laboratory of
Psychology. This is known as the first experimental
psychology laboratory.

Achievements

Wundt retired in 1917, but continued writing until

shortly before his death in 1920. By the time Wundt
passed away he had published 53,735 pages of scholarly
research.