Gustav Theodor Fechner
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| Born | Gustav Theodor Fechner 19 April 1801 Groß Särchen (near Muskau), Saxony, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 18 November 1887 (aged 86) Leipzig, Saxony |
| Nationality | German |
| Fields | Psychology |
| Alma mater |
Medizinische Akademie Carl Gustav Carus Leipzig University (PhD, 1835) |
| Thesis | De variis intensitatem vis Galvanicae metiendi methodis (1835) |
| Influenced |
Gerardus Heymans Wilhelm Wundt William James Alfred North Whitehead Charles Hartshorne Ernest Weber |
Gustav Theodor Fechner (/ˈfɛxnər/; German: [ˈfɛçnɐ]; 19 April 1801 – 18 November 1887), was a German philosopher, physicist and experimental psychologist. An early pioneer in experimental psychology and founder of psychophysics, he inspired many 20th century scientists and philosophers. He is also credited with demonstrating the non-linear relationship between psychological sensation and the physical intensity of a stimulus via the formula: , which became known as the Weber–Fechner law.
Fechner was born at Groß Särchen, near Muskau, in Lower Lusatia, where his father was a pastor. Despite being raised by his religious father, Fechner became an atheist in later life. He was educated first at Sorau (now Żary in Western Poland).
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