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Ferenc Mérei

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Ferenc Mérei

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1909-11-24 （Budapest）
Died
1986-02-23 （Budapest） age 76
Nationality
Hungarian
Languages
Hungarian, French, English, German
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
Budapest → Paris

Career

Occupations
psychologist, educator
Active Years
1932-1986
Affiliations
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungarian Psychological Society
Memberships
Hungarian Psychological Society
Influenced By
Henri Wallon, Leopold Szondi, Jean Piaget

Education

Sorbonne University
Faculty of Arts
Period: 1928-
Country: France
Specialized in political economy, statistics, literature, child psychology, vocational guidance

Awards

Kossuth Prize
1949
Organization: Hungarian Government
Result: 銀メダル
Ranschburg Pál medallion
1982
Organization: Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Child playing with buttons

1937 Child psychology

Study on child's play with buttons

social experiencesocial roles

The country-building child

1937 Child psychology

Child's psychology on nation-building

social determinism

The Psychology of Choosing a Career

1942 Psychology

Psychological aspects of career choice

vocational guidance

The Child's World View

1945 Child psychology

Study of child's world view

child's logicethical development

Collective Experience

1947 Social psychology

Experiments on collective experience

group dynamics

Study of the Child

1948 Child psychology

Study on children and their world view

social behaviorsociometry

The hidden network of communities

1971 Social psychology

Hidden networks in communities

intra-group dynamics

Bibliography

  • Pedagógiai lexikon
  • Mérei emlékkönyv
  • Mérei Ferenc fényében és árnyékában
  • Mérei Élet-Mű, Tanulmányok

Style & Themes

Literary Style
scientificexperimental
Recurring Motifs
social determinismcollective experiencechild psychology

Health

  • stroke
    1958-1963頃
    Health deterioration in prison
  • post serious operation
    1984
    Recovering during interview

Legacy

Hungarian Psychological Association founded Ferenc Mérei Publication Prize. Largest pedagogical institute in Hungary named after him.

In Popular Culture

  • 1984 interview film

Quotes

  • If we want to change people, then it is essential to change pedagogy (...)
    Source: Democracy in School (1985)

Trivia

  • Wrote psychological diary on toilet paper
  • Promoted to captain in Soviet army during WWII