Hermann Ebbinghaus 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... Wikipedia
Born: January 24, 1850, Barmen, Germany
Died: February 26, 1909 (age 59 years), Halle (Saale), Germany
Known for: Serial position effect
Parents: Julie Ebbinghaus and Carl Ebbinghaus
Fields: Psychology