Hermann Ebbinghaus

Hermann Ebbinghaus
Born	(1850-01-24)24 January 1850 Barmen, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	26 February 1909(1909-02-26) (aged 59) Halle, German Empire
Known for	Serial position effect
Scientific career
Fields	Psychology
Institutions	University of Berlin University of Breslau University of Halle

Hermann Ebbinghaus (24 January 1850 – 26 February 1909) was a German psychologist who pioneered the experimental study of memory, and is known for his discovery of the forgetting curve and the spacing effect. He was also the first person to describe the learning curve. He was the father of the neo-Kantian philosopher Julius Ebbinghaus.