Albert Ellis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Albert Ellis

American psychologist

Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1913

Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 24-Jul-2007

Profession: psychologist, academic, cognitive scientist, non-fiction writer, behaviour therapist, sex educator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Albert Ellis (September 27, 1913 – July 24, 2007) was an American psychologist who in 1955 developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT).
He held MA and PhD degrees in clinical psychology from Columbia University and the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP).
He also founded and was the President of the New York City-based Albert Ellis Institute for decades.
He is generally considered to be one of the originators of the cognitive revolutionary paradigm shift in psychotherapy and an early proponent of cognitive-behavioral therapies.Based on a 1982 professional survey of US and Canadian psychologists, he was considered as the second most influential psychotherapist in history (Carl Rogers ranked first in the survey; Sigmund Freud was ranked third).
Psychology Today noted, "No individual—not even Freud himself—has had a greater impact on modern psychotherapy."