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Christian von Ehrenfels (also Maria Christian Julius Leopold Freiherr von Ehrenfels; June 2 1859 – September 8 1932) was an Austrian philosopher and is known as one of the founders and precursors of Gestalt psychology.

birth date
1859-06-02
birth place
Austrian Empire, Rodaun
death date
1932-09-08
death place
Austrian Empire, First Austrian Republic, Lichtenau im Waldviertel
era
19th-century philosophy
influenced
Felix Weltsch
influenced by
Alexius Meinong, Franz Brentano
notableIdea
Gestalt psychology, Gestalt qualities
philosophicalSchool
School of Brentano
region
Western philosophy

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