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(1896-1980)

Who Was Jean Piaget?

Psychologist Jean Piaget became an expert on the study of mollusks in his teen years. Over the course of his later career in child psychology, he identified four stages of mental development that chronicled young people's journeys from basic object identification to highly abstract thought.

The recipient of an array of honors, Piaget died on September 16, 1980, in Geneva, Switzerland.

Background and Early Life

Jean Piaget was born on August 9, 1896, in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

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He was his parents’ first child. Piaget’s mother, Rebecca Jackson, attributed his intense early interest in the sciences to his own neurotic tendencies. Yet his father, a medieval literature professor named Arthur, modeled a passionate dedication to his studies — a trait that Piaget began to emulate from an early age.

At just 10 years old, Piaget’s fascination with mollusks drew him to the local museum of natural history, where he stared at specimens for hou