Jerome Bruner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jerome Bruner

American psychologist and scholar

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1915

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 05-Jun-2016

Profession: psychologist, pedagogue, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Jerome Seymour Bruner (October 1, 1915 – June 5, 2016) was an American psychologist who made significant contributions to human cognitive psychology and cognitive learning theory in educational psychology.
Bruner was a senior research fellow at the New York University School of Law.
He received a B.A.
in 1937 from Duke University and a Ph.D.
from Harvard University in 1941.
He taught and did research at Harvard University, the University of Oxford, and New York University.
A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Bruner as the 28th most cited psychologist of the 20th century.