Notable People · 1908–1970

Abraham Maslow

Psychologist who developed the hierarchy of needs theory

Did you know?He initially studied law at City College of New York to please his parents before switching his focus to psychology and human behaviour.

Abraham Harold Maslow ( MAZ-loh; April 1, 1908 – June 8, 1970) was an American psychologist who created Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs in priority, culminating in self-actualization.

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