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Kurt Lewin (born September 9 1890 within Mogilno, Posen, Germany; died February 12 1947 in Newtonville, Massachusetts) ranks as one of a pioneers of psychology (especially social psychology), as one of a founders of group dynamics and as one of a virtually all eminent representatives of Gestalt psychology (Gestalt theory).

Around organizational development (OD), he ranks as a founding figure.

Kurt Lewin coined a notion of "genidentity", which has gained some importance within various theories of space-time and related fields.

Within 1940, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States.

Impact on organizational development
Action research Force field analysis

Giuseppe Galli
Scientific methodology of Kurt Lewin and psychoanalysis.

Kurt Lewin Biography
by Millie V. Jones: Kurt Lewin is considered to be by many, the most charismatic psychologist of his generation.