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William Thierry Preyer (July 4, 1841 - July 15, 1897) was an English-born physiologist who worked in Germany. ==Biography== Preyer was born in Rusholme at Manchester. He studied physiology and chemistry at Heidelberg, where he received his doctorate in 1862. In 1866 he earned his medical degree at the University of Bonn, and in 1869 succeeded Johann Nepomuk Czermak (1828-1873) as professor of physiology at the University of Jena. At Jena he was also director of the Physiology Institute. Preyer was a founder of scientific child psychology, and a pioneer in regards to research of human development based on empirical observation and experimentation. He was inspired by Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and Gustav Fechner’s work in psychophysics. He was the author of two landmark works; a book on developmental psychology called ''Die Seele des Kindes'' (The soul of the child), and a book on developmental physiology titled ''Specielle Physiologie des Embryo'' (Special physiology of the embryo). Both works laid a foundation in their respective disciplines for future study of modern human development. At Jena, Preyer introduced experimental-scientific training methods into his lectures, and also created seminars in the field of physiology. Today, the "William Thierry Preyer Award" is issued by the European Society on Developmental Psychology for excellence in research of human development. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Thierry Preyer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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