Michael Matthew Wertheimer (1927–2022).

This article memorializes Michael Matthew Wertheimer (1927–2022). Michael held a faculty position at Wesleyan University from 1952 to 1955 but then moved to the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he worked from 1955 until his official retirement in 1993. Overall, Mike’s name is associated as author, coauthor, or chapter author of 57 books, over 250 journal articles or notes, and over 100 articles read at scientific and professional organizations. The prodigious output focused on empirical studies in sensation and perception and the history of psychology. Mike’s brief history book went through six editions, but he noted that the high point of his scholarly efforts was his biography on Max Wertheimer and Gestalt Theory, coauthored with D. Brett King. He served as president of four divisions of the American Psychological Association, national historian of Psi Chi, national president of Psi Chi, and president of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: American Psychologist - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research