Kurt A. Heller

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Kurt A. Heller (born August 22, 1931 in Külsheim / Baden) is a German psychologist and author .

Life

After graduating from the humanistic grammar school in Tauberbischofsheim , Heller studied theology , philosophy , pedagogy and psychology as well as primary and special school teaching at the universities of Freiburg im Breisgau and Heidelberg . He then worked as a teacher and educational advisor as well as a research assistant and lecturer at the PH Heidelberg . In 1971 he was given a chair in psychology at the University of Bonn , in 1976 a chair in educational psychology at the University of Cologne and in 1981/82 a call to the University of Munich (chair in psychology with a focus on psychological diagnostics and evaluation ). In 1999 he retired.

Focus

Heller's focus was on talent and educational research .

Memberships

Awards

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  • 2003: Bavarian State Prize for Education and Culture
  • Honorary member of the Spanish Society for Research on Giftedness (SEES)
  • Honorary Member of the Singapore Psychological Society (SPS)
  • Honorary membership in the German Society for the Gifted Child V. (DGhK)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ cf. http://www.psy.lmu.de/pde/haben/professoren/heller/lebenslauf/index.html
  2. ↑ Press release No. 40: Minister of Education Monika Hohlmeier awards the Bavarian State Prize for Education and Culture - an exclusive award for ten personalities. Bavarian Ministry of Culture , February 19, 2003, archived from the original on August 5, 2007 ; accessed on February 2, 2016 .

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personal data
SURNAME Heller, Kurt A.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German psychologist
DATE OF BIRTH August 22, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Külsheim