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february 12 , 1947 -lrb- aged 56 -rrb- newtonville , massachusetts kurt zadek lewin mogilno , county of mogilno , province of posen germany , united states fritz , eric trist , brian j. mistler perls , abraham maslow , david a. kolb psychology institute for social research september 9 , 1890 kurt_lewin_photo . jpg kurt lewin
 kurt zadek lewin
kurt lewin

kurt zadek lewin -lrb- september 9 , 1890 -- february 12 , 1947 -rrb- was a german-american psychologist , known as one of the modern pioneers of social , organizational , and applied psychology in the united states .
kurt lewin , exiled from the land of his birth , made a new life for himself .
in this new life , lewin defined himself and his contributions within three lenses of analysis ; applied research , action research , and group communication were his major offerings to the field of communication .
lewin -lrb- -rrb- is often recognized as the `` founder of social psychology '' and was one of the first to study group dynamics and organizational development .
a `` review of general psychology '' survey , published in 2002 , ranked lewin as the 18th most cited psychologist of the 20th century .
