Jean Piaget
Swiss developmental psychologist
Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist who studied how children develop. He formed the theory of cognitive development.
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Swiss Born 1896 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland Died 1980
About Jean Piaget
Jean Piaget was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, in 1896. He became a psychologist known for his studies of child development, and he died in 1980. His theory of cognitive development and his view of knowledge together form what is called genetic epistemology. In 1955 he founded the International Center for Genetic Epistemology in Geneva, and he directed it until his death. He is credited with more than 50 books on cognitive development. Readers can explore his thinking in The Psychology of Intelligence.