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Born
Born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland -
Hidden Side Of Children's Minds.
Piaget first developed as a psychologist in the 1920s. He investigated the hidden side of children’s minds -
Married
In 1923, he married Valentine Châtenay; the couple had three children, whom Piaget studied from infancy. -
Director of the International Bureau of Education
As the Director of the International Bureau of Education, he declared in 1934 that "only education is capable of saving our societies from possible collapse, whether violent, or gradual." -
Created International Center for Genetic Epistemology
Piaget created the International Center for Genetic Epistemology in Geneva in 1955 and directed it until his death in 1980. -
Piaget's ideas rediscovered
It is primarily the "Third Piaget" (the logical model of intellectual development) that was incorporated into American psychology when Piaget's ideas were "rediscovered" in1960 -
Piaget inspires European and American education.
During the 1970s and 1980s, Piaget's works also inspired the transformation of European and American education, including both theory and practice, leading to a more ‘child-centered’ approach. -
Death
Died at age 84 in Geneva, Switzerland