Wilhelm Wundt, “The Father of Psychology” Wilhelm Wundt was born on August 16, of the year 1832, in Baden, Germany. As a child, Wilhelm was tutored, which taught him to process information and develop a love for studying at an early age. Later he furthered his education at Tubingen University and also at the University of Heidelburg. After extensive education at these universities, Wundt became one of the first German psychologists, and held a few different professions …showed first 75 words of 505 total…

…showed last 75 words of 505 total…studying psychology, Wilhelm’s main themes for his laboratory were centered on natural human senses and needs. It is commonly known that “he applied his laboratory methods to the study of perception, auditory sensation, touch, taste, attention, time-sense, and feeling.” “Wilhelm Wundt is remembered for helping to establish psychology as a legitimate scientific discipline.” He died on August 20, of the year 1920, leaving behind many great contributions to the science of both late and modern psychology.