Christian von Ehrenfels (Maria Christian Julius Leopold Freiherr von Ehrenfels) (June 2, 1859 in Rodaun near Vienna - September 8, 1932 in Lichtenau) was an Austrian philosopher, and is known as one of the founders and precursors of Gestalt psychology.
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