Paul Fraisse (20 March 1911 – 12 October 1996) was a French psychologist known his work in the field of perception of time.

Biography

Fraisse did not go directly into psychology but initially planned to become a Jesuit priest. These plans were abandoned owing to poor health. Nevertheless, Fraisse resumed philosophical studies at the Catholic University of Lyon, still hoping to prepare for the priesthood. A faculty member suggested that he go to the Catholic University of Louvain where experimental psychology had an important place in the Institute of Philosophy. There he spent 1935-37 as laboratory assistant to Professor Albert Michotte, doing experiments on visual perception and preparing for examinations in philosophy. In 1937 Fraisse began to give courses in psychology at the Catholic University of Lyon but would live in Paris where Professor Henri Pieron, on the recommendation of Michotte, took Fraisse into his laboratory. In 1952, Fraisse took over from

Henri Piéron Louis Charles Henri Piéron (18 July 1881 – 6 November 1964) was a French psychologist. He was one of the founders of scientific psychology in France. He developed the Toulouse-Piéron Cancellation Test (TP) with Édouard Toulouse. Biograph ...

as director of the Laboratoire de Psychologie Experimentale. In 1965, Fraisse became the director of the

Institute of Psychology of the University of Paris The Institute of Psychology is a graduate school of psychology and constitutes the department of psychology of the Paris Cité University. It is currently located at the ''Centre Henri-Piéron'', 71 avenue Édouard-Vaillant, Boulogne-Billancourt ...

, which grouped together psychologists from the

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, the

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, and the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes. He created new diplomas there: abnormal psychology, educational psychology, industrial psychology, and experimental psychology. In 1966, he founded the

International Journal of Psychology The ''International Journal of Psychology'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all aspects of psychology. It was established in 1966 by Paul Fraisse, and is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the International Union of Ps ...

Private Life

Fraisse was the husband of

Simone Fraisse Simone may refer to: * Simone (given name), a feminine (or Italian masculine) given name of Hebrew origin * Simone (surname), an Italian surname Simone may also refer to: * ''Simone'' (1918 film), a French silent drama film * ''Simone'' (1926 fi ...

(1913-2004), and the father of feminist philosopher

Geneviève Fraisse Geneviève Fraisse (born October 7, 1948, Paris) is a French people, French feminist philosopher. Early life She was born within ''Murs blancs'' ("White walls"), a community founded by Emmanuel Mounier at Châtenay-Malabry. Her parents, Paul Fra ...

and three other children.

Bibliography

* ''Manuel pratique de psychologie expérimentale''. Paris, 1956. * ''Les Structures rythmiques: Etude psychologique''. Louvain, 1956. * ''Psychologie du temps''. Paris, 1957. * ''Traité de psychologie expérimentale'', Paris, Presses universitaires de France, 1963, 1re éd., 9 vol. (Paul Fraisse and

Jean Piaget Jean William Fritz Piaget (, , ; 9 August 1896 – 16 September 1980) was a Swiss psychologist known for his work on child development. Piaget's theory of cognitive development and epistemological view are together called " genetic epistemolog ...

)

References

1911 births 1996 deaths French psychologists Foreign associates of the National Academy of Sciences 20th-century French psychologists {{France-med-bio-stub