Quo Fuit places 14 dated presences for Kurt Koffka across 12 places, from 1886 to 1941.
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Kurt Koffka (March 12, 1886 – November 22, 1941) was a German psychologist and professor.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Kurt Koffka was documented, and when
18 March 1886exact date
Berlinattested“Kurt Koffka, born March 18, 1886, in Berlin, Germany, was raised by Luis Levy and Emil Koffka.”source: Wikipedia: Kurt Koffka
1903year
University of Edinburghattested“In 1903, Kurt Koffka traveled to Scotland to study at the University of Edinburgh for a year.”source: Wikipedia: Kurt Koffka
1903year
Scotlandattested“In 1903, Kurt Koffka traveled to Scotland to study at the University of Edinburgh for a year.”source: Wikipedia: Kurt Koffka
1908year
University of Würzburgattested“After receiving his doctorate in 1908, Koffka worked at the University of Würzburg as an assistant to Oswald Külpe who greatly influenced his work.”source: Wikipedia: Kurt Koffka
1910year
Frankfurtattested“In 1910, Koffka became an assistant to Friedrich Schumann at the Psychological Institute in Frankfurt on Main to study the perception of motion, alongside Max Wertheimer and Wolfgang Köhler.”source: Wikipedia: Kurt Koffka
1924 to 1927period
Northampton, Massachusettsattested“In 1924, Koffka moved to the United States of America and retained a research professor position at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, beginning in 1927.”source: Wikipedia: Kurt Koffka
1924 to 1927period
Smith Collegeattested“In 1924, Koffka moved to the United States of America and retained a research professor position at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, beginning in 1927.”source: Wikipedia: Kurt Koffka
1924 to 1927period
Northamptonattested“In 1924, Koffka moved to the United States of America and retained a research professor position at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, beginning in 1927.”source: Wikipedia: Kurt Koffka
1924 to 1927period
United Statesattested“In 1924, Koffka moved to the United States of America and retained a research professor position at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, beginning in 1927.”source: Wikipedia: Kurt Koffka
1935year
Uzbek SSRattested“However, while in Uzbekistan, an illness, diagnosed as relapsing fever, rendered Koffka very ill but, in spite of his condition, he began to work on his book, "The Principles of Gestalt Psychology", which was published in 1935.”source: Wikipedia: Kurt Koffka
1939year
Oxfordattested“He spent the year 1939-1940 visiting Sir Hugh Cairns at the Nuffield Institute in Oxford.”source: Wikipedia: Kurt Koffka
1940year
Philadelphiaattested“In 1940, Kurf Koffka traveled to Philadelphia and attended a conference at Bryn Mawr which brought together many different well-known figures from different fields of study to approach art from different perspectives.”source: Wikipedia: Kurt Koffka
22 November 1941exact date
Northampton, Massachusettsattested“Koffka died on November 22, 1941, in Northampton, Massachusetts, and left many of his projects unfinished.”source: Wikipedia: Kurt Koffka
22 November 1941exact date
Northamptonattested“Koffka died on November 22, 1941, in Northampton, Massachusetts, and left many of his projects unfinished.”source: Wikipedia: Kurt Koffka
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1904year
Berlinmentioned“In 1904, he returned to Berlin where he attended the University of Berlin for three years.”source: Wikipedia: Kurt Koffka
1923year
Giessenmentioned“In 1923, he married Elisabeth Ahlgrimm who completed her PhD at Giessen, but they divorced in 1926.”source: Wikipedia: Kurt Koffka
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