Fabio Metelli
Fabio Metelli (born June 10, 1907 in Trieste ; † January 22, 1987 in Padua ) was an Italian psychologist and, along with Gaetano Kanizsa and their two teachers Cesare Musatti, is one of the most well-known representatives of Gestalt theory in Italy. From 1943 to 1973 he was director of the Psychological Institute at the University of Padua . His scientific work in the field of perceptual psychology is still one of the standard works in this research field. His best-known contribution is that of mathematizing the laws of the perception of transparency . It appeared in 1974 under the title The Perception of Transparency in the journal Scientific American (Volume 230, pp. 90-98) and brought Metelli beyond Italy resonance and recognition on an international level.
Web links
- Fabio Metelli on the website of the Experimental Phenomenology of Perception (EPhPLab) group at the University of Verona
- Fabio Metelli Archives
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| SURNAME | Metelli, Fabio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian psychologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trieste |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 22, 1987 |
| Place of death | Padua |