Sándor Imre (13 October 1877 – 11 March 1945) was a
Hungarian educator, who served as
Minister of Religion and Education in 1919 for eight days. He proposed the education of the
psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between ...
on the universities, firstly in Hungary. His plans were fulfilled in 1929 at the
University of Szeged
, mottoeng = Truth. Bravery. Freedom.
, established =
, type = Public research university
, founder = Emperor Franz Joseph I
, affiliation = European University Association, Science Without Borders, Confucius Institute
, budget = US$220 m ...
. The
Institute of Psychology on Szeged was created on 18 December 1929.
Biography
He was born onto a
Calvinist
Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Ca ...
family on
Hódmezővásárhely.
References
Magyar Életrajzi LexikonPukánszky Béla: Imre Sándor neveléstana és műveinek válogatott bibliográfiája
1877 births
1945 deaths
Education ministers of Hungary
People from Hódmezővásárhely
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