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Alexander Romanovich Luria (1902–1977) is a world-renowned Russian psychologist/scientist who is best known for his theories about localization and cerebral organization of mental functions. Luria’s impact on the Western scientific community continues to be significant three decades after his death. Luria has left an enduring legacy that is widely respected in the scientific community [2]. Although he is often referred to as the father of neuropsychology, this interest developed much later in his professional career. Luria has been widely celebrated and honored outside of the Soviet Union, yet his contributions have not been fully recognized by his native country of Russia [3].
Luria was born in Kazan, Russia in 1902. He died in Moscow of heart failure in 1977. In 1933, Luria married Lana Linchina, also a scientist, and together they had one daughter, Elena Alexandrovna Luria, herself a distinguished microbiologist.
Luria is highly regarded in the...
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Morrison, D., Lang, M.J. (2011). Luria, Alexander Romanovich. In: Goldstein, S., Naglieri, J.A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79061-9_1696
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