Morton Deutsch

Morton Deutsch
Morton Deutsch in his Office, 2012
Born(1920-02-04)February 4, 1920
DiedMarch 13, 2017(2017-03-13) (aged 97)
NationalityAmerican
EducationCity College of New York (BS)
University of Pennsylvania (MS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Occupations
  • Psychologist
  • author
Known forTheories of cooperation and competition, conflict resolution, distributive justice

Morton Deutsch (February 4, 1920 – March 13, 2017) was an American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, and researcher in conflict resolution. Deutsch was one of the founding fathers of the field of conflict resolution. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Deutsch as the 63rd most cited psychologist of the 20th century.[1]

  1. ^ Haggbloom, Steven J.; Warnick, Renee; Warnick, Jason E.; Jones, Vinessa K.; Yarbrough, Gary L.; Russell, Tenea M.; Borecky, Chris M.; McGahhey, Reagan; Powell III, John L.; Beavers, Jamie; Monte, Emmanuelle (2002). "The 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th century". Review of General Psychology. 6 (2): 139–152. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.586.1913. doi:10.1037/1089-2680.6.2.139. S2CID 145668721.