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1276155717381824184318501855186018701873Plato founded the Academy
in Athens.Peter of Spain became John
XXI, the first psychologist
Pope.Barzillai Quaife, an
immigrant British cleric,
lectured at Sydney College,
laying the groundwork for
the development of
psychology in Australia.
Wilhelm Wundt received his
MD degree at the University
of Heidelberg.
The first chair in psychology
was established at the
University of Bern,
Switzerland.After the death of Confucius, his
disciples published his teachings in the
Analects,a guide to the proper behavior
of individuals in society.Aristotle wrote De Anima,considered
to be the first book of psychology.
Also a physician, Peter of Spain
authoredDe Anima,an account of
the historical development of
psychological ideas found in Greek
and Islamic works.
Physica Speculatiowas published in
Mexico. This treatise, authored by the
Catholic priest Alonzo de la Veracruz,
described behavior from an Aristotelian
perspective.
Christian von Wolff introduced the
concept of measuring mental phenom-
ena in his book Psychologia Empirica.
F. Herbart laid the foundation for
German psychology with the
publication of Psychologie als
Wissenschaft: Neu Gegründet auf
Erfahrung, Metaphysik, und
Mathematik.
Les Annales Médico-Psychologiques,
the oldest French specialized journal,
was founded.Roberto Ardigo authored La Psicologia
come scienza positiva,the first Italian
Psychological Treatise.
T Ribot published La Psychologie
anglaise contemporaine,followed in
1879 byLa Psychologie allemande
contemporaine.These texts introduced
the work of English and German
psychologists in France.
Tanzan Hara, a Zen priest, wrote
Experimental Records of Mind, one of
the first Japanese empirical studies in
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