Henri Tajfel Scientist

Henri Tajfel (formerly Hersz Mordche) (22 June 1919 Włocławek, Poland – 3 May 1982 in Oxford, United Kingdom) was a British social psychologist, best known for his pioneering work on the cognitive aspects of prejudice and social identity theory, as well as being one of the founders of the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology.

Personal facts

Henri Tajfel
Birth dateJune 22, 1919
Birth place
Poland , Włocławek
Nationality
British people
Date of deathMay 03, 1982
Place of death
Oxford , United Kingdom
Residence
Bristol

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Field of study
Prejudice
Social identity theory

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External resources

  1. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejsp.2420010202/abstract
  2. http://www.easp.eu/activities/own/awards/tajfel.htm
  3. http://www.psychwiki.com/wiki/Tajfel,_H._%281970%29._Experiments_in_intergroup_discrimination._Scientific_American,_223,_96-102.