Ruth Cohn

Ruth Charlotte Cohn
Born
Ruth Charlotte Hirschfeld

(1912-08-27)27 August 1912
Died30 January 2010(2010-01-30) (aged 97)
Düsseldorf, Germany
NationalityGerman (until 1936)
Occupation(s)psychotherapist, psychologist, teacher
Known forCreation of Theme-centered interaction
SpouseHans-Helmut Cohn
ChildrenHeidi Ursula, Peter Ronald I grandchildren = Elizabeth Emily Weiner, Eric Bert Weiner
Parent(s)Arthur Hirschfeld and Elisabeth Heidenheimer
Awards1971 Psychologist of the Year; 1979 Dr. phil h.c., University of Hamburg; 1992 Grand Merit Cross of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1994 Dr. phil h.c., University of Bern

Ruth Charlotte Cohn (born 27 August 1912 in Berlin, died 30 January 2010 in Düsseldorf) was a psychotherapist, educator, and poet. She is best known as the creator of a method for learning in groups called theme-centered interaction (TCI). She was the founder of the Workshop Institute for Living Learning (WILL), which is known today as the Ruth Cohn Institute for TCI.