Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Hungarian American psychologist

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1934

Place of Birth: Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia

Profession: psychiatrist, psychologist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (, Hungarian: Csíkszentmihályi Mihály, pronounced ['t??i?ks?ntmiha?ji 'miha?j] (listen); born 29 September 1934) is a Hungarian-American psychologist.
He recognised and named the psychological concept of flow, a highly focused mental state conducive to productivity.
He is the Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management at Claremont Graduate University.
He is the former head of the department of psychology at the University of Chicago and of the department of sociology and anthropology at Lake Forest College.