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Sep 27, 1913 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Died on 24 Jul 2007 (aged 93)
American psychologist
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About Albert Ellis
- 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."
