Günther Reinert

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Günther Reinert (born January 2, 1928 in Saarbrücken , † July 20, 1979 in Trier ) was a German psychologist .

academic career

From 1949 to 1954, Reinert studied philosophy and theology at the Trier Theological Faculty and the University of Freiburg im Breisgau . In 1952 he also began studying psychology in Freiburg, which he completed in 1955. In the following 15 years he was employed as a research fellow and research assistant at the universities of Freiburg, Saarbrücken and Mannheim (doctorate: 1958). In 1970 he was appointed to one of the two psychology chairs at the newly founded University of Trier , where he worked as a psychology professor until his death in 1979.

Research priorities

Reinert's main focus was on developmental psychology , where he was significantly involved in early research on developmental psychology of the life span and endeavored to transfer the knowledge gained to fields of application such as clinical and educational psychology. In addition to work on science psychology and on problems and developments in relationships and marriage, Reinert also worked as a science historian. He initially dealt with the philosophical roots and the history of ideas formulations of the concept of development, in later works he focused on the history of the subject psychology , in particular on the effects of political influence on subject development (e.g. the fate of the during the Nazi regime researchers forced to emigrate).

Professional development

Günther Reinert worked hard to establish the subject of psychology in the Federal Republic of Germany. He worked on the board of the DGPs, was involved as a political advisor and had a large share in institutional development work: he was jointly responsible for the conception and establishment (in 1965) of the special collection area psychology at the Saarland University and State Library in Saarbrücken, and built from 1971 at the University of Trier the Central Office for Psychological Information and Documentation (ZPID; today: Leibniz Center for Psychological Information and Documentation ), which he headed until 1979.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ News of the ZPID. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 12, 2011 ; Retrieved June 13, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.zpid.de
  2. ^ L. Montada: Foreword. In: L. Montada (Ed.): Developmental Psychology and Psychological Development. (= Trier Psychological Reports. Special Volume). University of Trier, Trier 1980, pp. I – II.
  3. ^ L. Montada: Foreword. In: L. Montada (Ed.): Developmental Psychology and Psychological Development. (= Trier Psychological Reports. Special Volume). University of Trier Trier 1980, pp. I – II.
  4. ^ L. Montada: Memories of Günter Reinert. In: L. Montada (Ed.): Developmental Psychology and Psychological Development. (= Trier Psychological Reports. Special Volume). University of Trier, Trier 1980, pp. 1-8.
  5. ↑ FE Heil: Foreword. to: William Stern - A title bibliography of his works. In: History of Psychology. 21, 1992, pp. 6-9.
  6. ^ L. Montada: Memories of Günter Reinert. In: L. Montada (Ed.): Developmental Psychology and Psychological Development. (= Trier Psychological Reports. Special Volume). University of Trier, Trier 1980, pp. 1-8.
  7. ^ L. Montada: Memories of Günter Reinert. 1980. In: J. Dambauer: 35 years of special psychology collection at the Saarland University and State Library. A review. In: Library Service. 34, 2000, pp. 1437-1486.
personal data
SURNAME Reinert, Günther
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German psychologist
DATE OF BIRTH January 2, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Saarbrücken
DATE OF DEATH 20th July 1979
Place of death trier