Wilhelm Wundt

Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt (born August 16, 1832 - died August 31, 1920 at age 88 years) was a physician, psychologist, physiologist, and professor, now known as the inventor of modern psychology. He is considered the "father of experimental psychology". In 1879, he founded the first formal laboratory for psychological research at the University of Leipzig, and make the first psychological research journals in 1881.


Wundt gave a report to be one of the most important in the history of psychology, "Principles of Physiological Psychology" in 1874. The work is to use the system in psychology that seeks to investigate the direct experience of consciousness, including feelings, emotions, ideas, mainly explored through introspection.


Wundt tried to understand the human mind to identify the elements forming the human consciousness, as well as chemicals that can be divided into various elements. In this case, Wundt considers psychology as a science, like physics and chemistry, with the view that consciousness is a collection of various parts that can be identified. Although widely regarded as an important role in the birth and development of psychology, its contribution to contemporary psychology is much debated by experts today.