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Fritz Perls

German-born psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and psychotherapist (1893-1970)

  • Fame57.1
  • Momentum6.6
  • South Africa rank#123
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  • Fame57.1
  • Momentum6.6
  • South Africa rank#123
  • Wikipedia7.3K
Lived 1893–1970, aged 77South Africa
South AfricaSouth Africa
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  • Rank in South Africa
    #123
  • Era
    1893–1970
    Aged 77
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Updated 2026-08-19

Friedrich Salomon Perls, better known as Fritz Perls, was a German-born psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and psychotherapist. Perls coined the term "Gestalt therapy" to identify the form of psychotherapy that he developed with his wife, Laura Perls, in the 1940s and 1950s. In 1964, Perls became associated with the Esalen Institute (U.S.) where he lived until 1969.

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