David Lewis (psychologist)
David Lewis (* 1942 in France ) is a British neuropsychologist and historian. His areas of expertise include the psychology of totalitarianism , particularly National Socialism . Lewis is also the author of numerous bestsellers in popular psychology.
Life and work
Lewis first studied medicine, and then experimental psychology at the University of Sussex . After teaching in the fields of clinical psychology and psychopathology, he left the university to set up his own research organization.
In his book The Man Who Invented Hitler , published in 2003 , the truth of which was later sharply questioned, Lewis reported on a psychotherapy that the hysteria specialist Rudolf Forster allegedly carried out in 1918 on Adolf Hitler , who was blind after mustard gas poisoning .
Lewis is now Research Director at Mindlab International in Falmer, near Brighton .
Publications (selection)
- Thinking Better , 1983
- The Secret Language of Success , 1995
- The Soul of the New Consumer , 2001
- The Man Who Invented Hitler , 2003
Individual evidence
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lewis, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British psychologist and publicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | France |