Ralph Hefferline, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ralph Hefferline

American psychologist

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1910

Place of Birth: Muncie, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 16-Mar-1974

Profession: psychologist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Ralph Franklin Hefferline (15 February 1910 in Muncie, Indiana – 16 March 1974) was a psychology professor at Columbia University.Hefferline became a patient of Fritz Perls around 1946.
He joined a small training group led by Perls in 1948 in New York, and went on to contribute a chapter to the book which defined Gestalt Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality, co-authored by Perls, Paul Goodman and Hefferline, published in 1951.
He was the third and junior author and provided the section containing practical exercises. He went on to join the Behaviourist school of psychology.