Paul Ekman
American psychologist and professor
Paul Ekman was an American psychologist who pioneered research into how emotions show up in facial expressions.
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American Born 1934 in Washington, D.C., United States Died 2025
About Paul Ekman
Paul Ekman (1934 to 2025) was an American psychologist and a professor at the University of California, San Francisco. His work helped bring psychology back to researching emotion and nonverbal communication, and he also carried out early research on the physiology of emotions. In 2002 the Review of General Psychology placed him 59th in a ranking of the 100 most eminent psychologists of the last century. He also worked as a consultant for police departments and security offices, and advised Pixar Studios on how animated characters can show emotion through their faces. His books in our catalog include Emotions Revealed and Unmasking the Face.