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Mach was born in Moravia on Feb 18, 1838.
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Mach started higher education in the University of Vienna where he was a student of mathematics and physics from 1855 until 1860
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After graduation, he stayed in Vienna as prvatdozent, teaching classes.
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Received a chair position at Prague where he stayed until 1895
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Mach published an article "On the effect of the spatial distribution of the light stimulus on the retina". which was the first of his series on what's know today as "Mach Bands"
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He laid the groundwork for his Gestalt Theory with the book “Analysis of Sensations”
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Mach died near Munich in 1916.
